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蜜芽传媒 Radio 3's Composer Of The Week is a guide to composers and their music. The podcast is compiled from the week's programmes and published on Friday, it is only available in the UK.

UK Only

Updated: weekly
Episodes available: indefinitely

Episodes to download

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    LeFanu

    Fri 28 Apr 2017

    Donald Macleod talks to British composer Nicola LeFanu in the year of her 70th birthday

  • LeFanu

    Fri 28 Apr 2017

    British composer Nicola LeFanu discusses her life and music with Donald Macleod.

  • Schumann

    Fri 21 Apr 2017

    Donald Macleod explores Schumann's Dusseldorf years.

  • Dvorak

    Fri 7 Apr 2017

    Donald explores the critical period in the late 1870s when Dvorak first made his name.

  • Joplin

    Fri 7 Apr 2017

    Donald Macleod looks at the African-American composer Scott Joplin.

  • Zemlinsky

    Fri 24 Mar 2017

    Donald Macleod explores the life and music of Alexander Zemlinsky

  • Maxwell Davies

    Fri 17 Mar 2017

    Donald Macleod explores the life and music of Peter Maxwell Davies.

  • The Women of Renaissance Ferrara

    Fri 10 Mar 2017

    Donald with Laurie Stras explore the work of the female composers of Renaissance Ferrara.

  • Gade

    Thu 23 Feb 2017

    Donald Macleod is joined by Dr Colin Roth to explore the life and work of Niels Gade.

  • Ravel

    Fri 17 Feb 2017

    Donald Macleod explores the enigmatic personality and vibrant music of Maurice Ravel.

  • Mackenzie

    Thu 9 Feb 2017

    Donald Macleod explores the life and music of Alexander Mackenzie.

  • Britten

    Fri 3 Feb 2017

    Donald Macleod explores the music of Benjamin Britten's formative years.

  • Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges

    Wed 11 Jan 2017

    Donald Macleod explores the life and work of Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges.

  • Schoenberg

    Fri 6 Jan 2017

    Donald Macleod explores Schoenberg's life from five different viewpoints

  • Novello

    Fri 30 Dec 2016

    Donald Macleod explores the life and music of Ivor Novello.

  • Prokofiev

    Thu 15 Dec 2016

    Donald Macleod explores Prokofiev's triumphant and ultimately tragic return to the USSR.

  • Caccini

    Thu 15 Dec 2016

    Donald Macleod explores the life and music of Francesca Caccini and her circle.

  • Handel

    Thu 8 Dec 2016

    Donald Macleod focuses on Handel the organist.

  • Gordon Jacob and Joseph Horovitz

    Fri 2 Dec 2016

    Donald is joined by Joseph Horovitz,to talk about his own career and that of Gordon Jacob

  • Faure

    Mon 21 Nov 2016

    Donald Macleod follows the dramatic thread running through Gabriel Faure's musical output

  • Schubert

    Fri 11 Nov 2016

    Donald Macleod explores the remarkable and prolific final year of Schubert's life.

  • Meredith Monk

    Fri 11 Nov 2016

    Donald Macleod talks to Meredith Monk about her remarkable life and unique music

  • Michael Haydn

    Thu 27 Oct 2016

    Michael Haydn. He was a composer admired and respected by Mozart and revered by Schubert

  • Martinu

    Fri 14 Oct 2016

    Donald Macleod explores the life and music of Bohuslav Martinu.

  • Daniel Kidane

    Fri 7 Oct 2016

    Donald is in conversation with Composer Daniel Kidane .

  • Anna Meredith

    Fri 7 Oct 2016

    Donald Macleod talks to acoustic and electronic music composer Anna Meredith.

  • Helen Grime

    Thu 6 Oct 2016

    Donald Macleod speaks to British composer Helen Grime about her work.

  • Gwilym Simcock

    Tue 4 Oct 2016

    Donald's joined by composer and jazz pianist Gwilym Simcock .

  • Anoushka Shankar

    Tue 4 Oct 2016

    Donald is joined by composer and sitar player Anoushka Shankar.

  • Oliver Knussen

    Mon 3 Oct 2016

    Donald Macleod invites composer Oliver Knussen to join him to discuss his life and career

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