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Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847)
Donald Macleod explores Mendelssohn’s experiences in the British Isles

Caroline Shaw
Kate Molleson talks to Pulitzer Prize winning composer, Caroline Shaw

Greatest Showstoppers
Donald Macleod explores the life and music of four 19th century ‘showstoppers’

A Vaughan Williams Christmas
Kate Molleson explores Vaughan Williams’s experiences of Christmas across his life

Engelbert Humperdinck (1854-1921)
Donald Macleod explores the life and music of German composer Engelbert Humperdinck

A Medieval Christmas
Donald Macleod marks the beginning of Advent with the music from the Middle Ages

Ned Rorem (1923-2022)
Donald Macleod reflects on the life and music of American composer and writer, Ned Rorem

John and Alice Coltrane
Kate Molleson and Kevin Le Gendre dive into the lives and music of John & Alice Coltrane

Berlioz and Shakespeare
Donald Macleod surveys the spell Shakespeare cast on Berlioz's life and music

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)
Donald Macleod explores Beethoven’s life through his most iconic works