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AntonÃn Dvořák (1841-1904)
Donald Macleod explores the life and work of AntonÃn Dvořák

Jennifer Higdon (born 1962)
Donald Macleod in conversation with award winning American composer Jennifer Higdon.

Manuel de Falla (1876-1946)
Donald Macleod explores the life and work of Manuel de Falla

Hector Berlioz (1803-1869)
Donald Macleod pulls back the curtain on Berlioz’s greatest obsession

Benjamin Britten (1913-1976)
Donald Macleod explores the musical life of Benjamin Britten

Henry Purcell (1659-1695)
Donald Macleod explores Purcell’s work in the context of the times in which he lived.

Pauline Viardot and her Circle
Donald Macleod explores the life and music of the multi-talented Pauline Viardot

Robert Simpson (1921-97)
Donald Macleod explores the life and work of Robert Simpson, in his centenary year

Gabriel Fauré (1845-1924)
Donald Macleod explores some of the many turning points in Gabriel Fauré’s career

Robert Schumann (1810-1856)
Donald Macleod explores the life of Schumann and his most notable piano works