Donald Macleod explores Isaac Albeniz's piano music - in original and adapted form
Isaac Albeniz (1860-1909) homepage
Donald Macleod explores the life and work of Norwegian composer and violinist Ole Bull
Ole Bull (1810-1880) homepage
Donald Macleod presents a portrait of organist and composer Samuel Sebastian Wesley
Samuel Sebastian Wesley (1810-1876) homepage
Donald Macleod focuses on Handel the borrower of his own and others' music
George Frideric Handel (1685-1759) homepage
Donald Macleod explores the music of Amy Beach, the first truly 'American' composer
Amy Beach (1867-1944) homepage
Donald Macleod explores the operas of Verdi
Giuseppe Verdi homepage
Donald Macleod explores Mahler's early years, and links between his symphonies and poetry
Gustav Mahler (1860-1911) homepage
Donald Macleod charts the life and work of Gabriel Faure, with biographer Jessica Duchen
Gabriel Faure (1845-1924) homepage
Donald Macleod on the life and work of Telemann, the baroque era's most prolific composer.
Georg Philipp Telemann (1681-1767) homepage
Donald Macleod explores the life and work of Romantic composer Robert Schumann
Robert Schumann (1810-1856) homepage
Donald Macleod explores the life and work of Alessandro Scarlatti
Alessandro Scarlatti (1660-1725) homepage
Donald Macleod explores Dvorak's long and frustrating career in opera
Antonin Dvorak (1841-1904) homepage
Donald Macleod and Italian opera expert Roger Parker explore the influence of verismo
Verismo homepage
Donald Macleod on key years in Beethoven's life, as he was affected by different crises
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) homepage
Donald Macleod on two centuries and more of Italian opera, from Monteverdi to Rossini
Monteverdi to Rossini - Italian Opera homepage
Donald Macleod tells the story of the real Samuel Barber
Samuel Barber (1910-1981) homepage
Donald Macleod on the influence of Schubert's friends and lifestyle on his music
Franz Schubert (1797-1828) homepage
Donald Macleod explores the music and stories from five distinct years of Strauss's life
Richard Strauss (1864-1949) homepage
Donald Macleod explores the life and work of Elizabethan composer William Byrd
William Byrd (1543-1623) homepage
Composer and lyricist Stephen Sondheim joins Donald Macleod to discuss his life and work
Stephen Sondheim (1930-) homepage
Donald Macleod explores Prokofiev's music for stage and screen
Sergei Prokofiev (1891-1953) homepage
Donald Macleod explores the colourful life and work of Thomas Arne
Thomas Arne (1710-1778) homepage
Donald Macleod explores the brilliant, tempestuous last five years of the life of Janacek.
Leos Janacek (1854-1928) homepage
Donald Macleod and special guest Geoffrey Smith explore the jazz mode of bebop
Bebop homepage
Donald Macleod tells the story of Johann Stamitz and his two sons, Carl and Anton
Johann Stamitz and sons homepage
Donald Macleod explores the many sides to William Walton's life and music
William Walton (1902-1983) homepage
Donald Macleod explores the life and work of polymath composer Alexander Borodin
Alexander Borodin (1833-1887) homepage
Donald Macleod traces Jan Zelenka's career at the opulent court of Dresden
Jan Dismas Zelenka (1679-1745) homepage
Donald Macleod celebrates the work of Alfred Schnittke, the USSR's last great composer
Alfred Schnittke (1934-1998) homepage
Donald Macleod uncovers the little-known musical treasures of 17th and 18th-century Spain.
Spanish Baroque (1600-1750) homepage
