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Composer of the Week Episodes

    Flying the NestJohannes Brahms (1833-1897)

    1/5 Kate Molleson looks at Brahms鈥檚 love-hate relationship with his home city of Hamburg.

    FarinelliDomenico Scarlatti (1685-1757)

    5/5 Scarlatti's world is transformed by the arrival of a singing celebrity.

    Maria B谩rbaraDomenico Scarlatti (1685-1757)

    4/5 Scarlatti meets the woman who will change the course of his life.

    Adventures in OperaDomenico Scarlatti (1685-1757)

    2/5 Scarlatti looks to strike out on his own.

    ApprenticeshipDomenico Scarlatti (1685-1757)

    1/5 Domenico takes his first job under the watchful scrutiny of his father.

    Marching OutThe Harlem Renaissance

    5/5 Louis Armstrong gets his big break as the Harlem Renaissance comes to an end.

    Symphony in BlackThe Harlem Renaissance

    4/5 Donald Macleod explores the work of Duke Ellington.

    RiversThe Harlem Renaissance

    3/5 Langston Hughes arrives in Harlem.

    Shuffle AlongThe Harlem Renaissance

    2/5 Two composers set out to create the first all-Black Broadway musical.

    Making StridesThe Harlem Renaissance

    1/5 Donald Macleod celebrates the explosion of jazz and blues in New York after World War I.

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