Composer of the Week Podcast
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
Episodes to download
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Cole Porter
Fri 1 Aug 2014
Donald Macleod explores the life and work of Cole Porter, one of the most famous of...
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Janacek
Fri 25 Jul 2014
Donald Macleod celebrates the life and music of Leos Janacek. Known primarily as a and...
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Dittersdorf
Fri 18 Jul 2014
Donald Macleod on the life and music of Carl Ditters von Dittersdorf, a composer whose...
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Buxtehude
Fri 11 Jul 2014
Donald Macleod explores the life and work of Danish organist and composer Dietrich...
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Ravel and His World
Sat 5 Jul 2014
Donald Macleod explores Ravel's life and music in context with his friends in the Les...
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Gurney
Fri 4 Jul 2014
Donald Macleod is joined by Dr Kate Kennedy to explore the life and work of Ivor Gurney.
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Weinberg
Fri 6 Jun 2014
Donald Macleod and Martin Anderson explore the life and work of Mieczyslaw Weinberg
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Berlioz
Fri 30 May 2014
Donald Macleod explores the life and work of quintessential romantic, Hector Berlioz
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Grieg
Fri 16 May 2014
Donald Macleod explores the life and music of Edvard Grieg, including five key works...
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Hans Gal
Fri 9 May 2014
Donald Macleod is joined by conductor, cellist and Gal expert Kenneth Woods to explore...
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Handel
Fri 25 Apr 2014
Donald Macleod explores the music Handel composed for Kings George I and II and to in...
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Locatelli
Fri 4 Apr 2014
Donald Macleod explores the life and work of Pietro Locatelli. He became famous for of...
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Leopold Mozart
Fri 21 Mar 2014
Donald Macleod is joined by Prof Cliff Eisen to explore the life and work of Wolfgang...
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Mendelssohn
Fri 14 Mar 2014
Donald Macleod explores Mendelssohn's formative years and the musical treasures they...
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Rossini
Fri 21 Feb 2014
Donald Macleod explores the life and music of Gioachino Rossini, most successful of...
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Mahler
Fri 14 Feb 2014
Donald Macleod explores Mahler's childhood in Bohemia, where he was inspired by the of...
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Taneyev
Fri 7 Feb 2014
Donald Macleod is joined by Dr Anastasia Belina-Johnson to explore the life and music...
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Massenet
Fri 31 Jan 2014
Donald Macleod explores the life and work of one of France's most spectaular operatic...
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The Sammartini Brothers
Fri 3 Jan 2014
Donald Macleod explores the lives and music of Giuseppe and Giovanni Sammartini
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Beethoven
Fri 27 Dec 2013
Donald Macleod explores the life and work of Ludwig van Beethoven, focusing on how he...
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70th Anniversary Special - Louise Farrenc
Fri 20 Dec 2013
Donald Macleod marks Composer of the Week's 70th birthday by featuring a composer by 3...
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Iceland
Fri 13 Dec 2013
Donald Macleod explores the landscapes and vistas of Iceland, to discover its unique...
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Pietro Mascagni
Fri 6 Dec 2013
Donald Macleod explores the life and work of Mascagni, who triumphed in his early with...
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Saint-Saens
Fri 29 Nov 2013
Donald Macleod explores the charming and eccentric variety of later works by Camille...
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Britten 100
Fri 22 Nov 2013
Donald Macleod explores the life and work of Benjamin Benjamin Britten for the 100th...
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Bill Evans
Fri 15 Nov 2013
Donald Macleod explores the life and music of Bill Evans, the 'poet of the piano' and...
