Composer of the Week Episodes Available now

Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958)
Donald Macleod explores the life and music of Ralph Vaughan Williams

Franz Schubert (1797-1828)
Donald Macleod explores Schubert’s chamber music and the stories behind five key works

Joseph Martin Kraus (1756-1792)
Donald Macleod surveys the life and music of Joseph Martin Kraus

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840-1893)
Donald Macleod reflects on five aspects of Tchaikovsky

Edvard Grieg (1843-1907)
Donald Macleod explores Grieg's music through the places from which he took inspiration

Beethoven Unleashed: In Perspective
Donald Macleod introduces personal highlights of his year-long celebration of Beethoven

George Benjamin (b 1960)
Donald Macleod is joined by Sir George Benjamin to discuss his musical influences

Beethoven Unleashed: Pain and Persistence
Donald Macleod reaches the final chapters of his year-long biography of Beethoven

Beethoven Unleashed: Freedom and Joy
Conductor Sir John Eliot Gardiner, joins Donald Mcleod to discuss Beethoven’s symphonies

James Price Johnson
Donald Macleod explores the life of composer and pianist, James Price Johnson