Composer of the Week Episodes Available now
Fryderyk Chopin (1810-1849)
Donald Macleod explores Chopin’s time in Britain
Joseph Haydn
Donald Macleod surveys the string quartets of Joseph Haydn
Maurice Ravel (1875-1937)
Donald Macleod drops five pins on the map of Ravel’s life story
George Frideric Handel (1685-1759)
Donald Macleod looks at Handel’s life and work during the 1730s
Ruth Gipps (1921-1999)
Donald Macleod explores the life and music of the English composer Ruth Gipps.
Richard Strauss (1864-1949)
Donald Macleod explores the life and music of the young Richard Strauss
Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847)
Donald Macleod focuses on the final five years of Mendelssohn’s life
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)
Donald Macleod finds connections between Mozart’s operas and the composer’s own life
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