Composer of the Week Podcast

Donald Macleod explores the life and music of Antonio Vivaldi, a Venetian priest, feted in his lifetime as both composer and violinist, yet destined to die in obscurity in faraway Vienna

26 Dec 20141h 2min

In conversation with Donald Macleod, celebrated conductor, composer, jazz performer and classical pianist Andre Previn discusses his remarkable life and music

19 Dec 20141h 31min

Donald Macleod explores the life and music of Robert Schumann, focusing on the literary influences that helped shape his work

12 Dec 201455min

Donald Macleod explores the life and music of the colourful and eccentric British composer Lord Berners. While he behaved as a very English gentleman, his compositions had a distinctive European slant...

5 Dec 20141h 3min

Donald Macleod explores the life and work of Spanish composer Manuel de Falla

28 Nov 201456min

Donald Macleod explores five key years of Mozart's life and presents five of his chamber works for solo wind and strings

14 Nov 20141h 3min

Donald Macleod on the music of Alessandro Stradella. Highly respected and successful, he wrote in all genres: oratorios, cantatas, theatre music, opera seria, songs, and sacred and instrumental music

7 Nov 201457min

Donald Macleod explores the life and work of Aram Khachaturian, a composer whose colourful scores led him to be dubbed the 'Rubens of Russian Music'

31 Okt 201458min