Composer of the Week Podcast

Donald Macleod marks Composer of the Week's 70th birthday by featuring a composer suggested by Radio 3 listeners: Louise Farrenc

20 Dec 201346min

Donald Macleod explores the landscapes and vistas of Iceland, to discover its unique musical culture, including the work of its greatest 20th-century composer, Jon Leifs

13 Dec 20131h 18min

Donald Macleod explores the life and work of Mascagni, who triumphed in his early twenties with his opera Cavalleria Rusticana and, during his lifetime, was one of the most famous figures in Italy

6 Dec 20131h 7min

Donald Macleod explores the charming and eccentric variety of later works by Camille Saint-Saens

29 Nov 20131h 5min

Donald Macleod explores the life and work of Benjamin Benjamin Britten for the 100th anniverary of the composer's birth. From humdrum origins, he rose to be the pre-eminent British composer of his day...

22 Nov 20131h 3min

Donald Macleod explores the life and music of Bill Evans, the 'poet of the piano' and the 'Chopin of jazz'. He came to prominence working with Miles Davis and played with Tony Bennett and Stan Getz

15 Nov 20131h 6min

Donald Macleod explores the life and work of composer, author and women's rights champion Ethel Smyth

8 Nov 201350min

Donald Macleod explores the life and music of Haydn through another musical form apart from the symphony that the composer made his own, his music for trio

1 Nov 201348min