Composer of the Week Episodes Available now

Anniversary Special: Composers in Conversation - Part 1
Donald Macleod celebrates the programme’s 80th anniversary with interview highlights

Germaine Tailleferre (1892-1983)
Kate Molleson explores the spry and subtly surprising music of Germaine Tailleferre

Samuel Barber (1910-1981)
Donald Macleod explores the life and music of Samuel Barber

William Byrd (1543-1623)
Donald Macleod marks the 400th anniversary of the death of William Byrd

George Gershwin (1898-1937)
Donald Macleod explores the life and music of George Gershwin

Johann Christian Bach (1735-1782)
Donald Macleod explores the life and music of the ‘English Bach’

Gioachino Rossini (1792-1868)
Donald Macleod explores the life and music of Gioachino Rossini

Domenico Scarlatti (1685-1757)
Kate Molleson explores the life and music of Domenico Scarlatti

György Ligeti (1923-2006)
Kate Molleson explores the life of György Ligeti with guest, Danny Driver

Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky (1840-1893)
Donald Macleod explores Tchaikovsky's music with Sir Matthew Bourne and Dame Monica Mason