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
Donald Macleod explores the dark sides of the ground-breaking composer Richard Wagner
Richard Wagner (1813-1883) homepage
Donald Macleod talks to Britain's most famous producer of carols, John Rutter
John Rutter (b.1945) homepage
Donald Macleod reassesses the reputation of Louis Spohr
Louis Spohr (1784-1859) homepage
Donald Macleod explores the life and somewhat neglected work of Albinoni
Tomaso Giovanni Albinoni (1671-1750/51) homepage
Donald Macleod is joined by academic Karen Henson explore the world of the Opera-Comique
Opera-Comique homepage
Donald Macleod explores the life and work of the now largely forgotten Moritz Moszkowski
Moritz Moszkowski (1854-1925) homepage
Donald Macleod explores the life and work of the engimatic composer Erik Satie
Erik Satie (1866-1925) homepage
Donald Macleod explores the life and work of Carl Nielsen, Denmark's most famous composer.
Carl Nielsen (1865-1931) homepage
