William Walton (1902-1983)

Kate Molleson shares stories of Handel’s music at summer soirees across the British Isles When he arrived in London in 1712, German-born George Frideric Handel was already one of Europe’s most excitin...

8 Sep 202359min

Donald Macleod explores how the rise and fall of Light Music in BritainThe names of the composers of British Light Music - Coates, Ketèlby, Farnon, Dring or Tomlinson - might not be as well known as t...

1 Sep 20231h 2min

Donald Macleod celebrates the programme’s 80th anniversary with highlights from 10 memorable interviewsComposer of the Week is one of the longest-running strands on the BBC, first heard on the airwave...

4 Aug 20231h 5min

Donald Macleod celebrates the programme’s 80th anniversary with highlights from 10 memorable interviewsComposer of the Week is one of the longest-running strands on the BBC, first heard on the airwave...

4 Aug 20231h 2min

Kate Molleson explores the spry and subtly surprising music of Germaine TailleferreKate Molleson revels in the spry and subtly surprising music of Germaine Tailleferre, with guests Barbara Kelly and C...

28 Juli 20231h 20min

Composer of the Week explores the life and music of Samuel Barber, who is only considered one of the most expressive representatives of the Romantic trend in 20th century classical music, as well as o...

21 Juli 20231h 2min

This week, Donald Macleod marks the 400th anniversary of the death of William Byrd, the greatest British musician of his age. Donald is joined all week by Byrd expert Kerry McCarthy to explore Byrd’s ...

7 Juli 20231h 21min

Donald Macleod explores the life and music of George GershwinMusic Featured: Rhapsody in Blue Let’s Call the Whole Thing Off Swanee Our Love is Here to Stay Lullaby Somebody Loves Me Suite from Blue M...

30 Juni 20231h 3min