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  • Leos Janacek (1854-1928)

    Leos Janacek (1854-1928)

    · Composer of the Week

    Kate Molleson explores the maverick spirit, fierce passions and phenomenal twilight years of Leoš Janáček

    Leoš Janáček was a true Czech original. He heard music in the way people talk on the streets, loved the local and made it universal - pouring his “speech melodies” into pioneering, devastating operas, and writing some of the most intimate confessionals in instrumental music. His life also came with a major plot twist – after years of toiling away unappreciated, he suddenly found fame in his 60s. Instead of winding down, Janáček revved up. This week, Kate Molleson explores his maverick spirit, his fierce passions, and the phenomenal flood of inspiration of his twilight years.

    Music Featured:

    Sinfonietta (Fanfare)The Wild DuckIn the Mists (2nd mvt, Molto adagio)The Fiddler’s ChildSongs of Hradčany (The Weeping Fountain)Jenůfa, Act II (Jenůfa’s Prayer)Moravian Folk Poetry in Song, JW V/2 (No 2, Constancy)On the Overgrown Path (Our Evenings; A Blown Away Leaf)Diary of One Who Disappeared (Nos 19-22)Katya Kabanova: Act II Scene 2 "Jste to vy, Katěrino Petrovno?"…."Choď si, dívka, do času"The Cunning Little Vixen Act II “Fox Goldenstripe…..That’s how it is!”Quartet No 1 ‘Kreutzer Sonata’ (1st & 2nd mvts)March of the Blue BirdsŘíkadla - Nursery Rhymes (excerpt)Lachian Dances (Nos 3-6)MládíOn the Overgrown Path (No 9, In Tears)Pohádka – FairytaleGlagolitic Mass (Intrada)The Excursions of Mr Broucek Suite (The Moon Waltz)1905 SonataCapriccio (2nd & 3rd mvt)Glagolitic Mass (excerpt)Moravian Love Songs (No 10 ‘Love’)Intimate Sketches (Waiting for You!)From the House of the Dead Suite (3rd mvt, Holiday is Coming)Quartet No 2 ‘Intimate Letters’On the Overgrown Path (No 7, Good Night)

    Presented by Kate MollesonProduced by Amelia Parker for BBC Audio Wales & West

    For full track listings, including artist and recording details, and to listen to the pieces featured in full (for 30 days after broadcast) head to the series page for Leos Janacek (1854-1928)https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002c0h9

    And you can delve into the A-Z of all the composers we’ve featured on Composer of the Week here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/3cjHdZlXwL7W41XGB77X3S0/composers-a-to-z

  • Max Bruch (1839-1920)

    Max Bruch (1839-1920)

    · Composer of the Week

    Donald Macleod colours in Bruch’s life story and reveals the breadth of his output

    “Only true melody outlasts all changes and shifts of time” – so said this week’s composer, Max Bruch, the creator of what may be the world’s best-loved violin concerto. But Bruch would hate us to think of him as a one hit wonder. He even came to resent the very sound of his first Violin concerto, the only piece by which he’s often remembered. This week, Donald Macleod colours in Bruch’s life story and reveals the breadth of his output, including some of his lesser-heard music.

    Music Featured:

    Frühlingslied, Op 7 No 5 (arr. for violin and piano)Septet, Op Posth (3rd mvt, Scherzo)Klavierstücke, Op 12 (excerpt)Piano Trio, Op 5Die Loreley OvertureString Quartet No 2 in E major, Op 10 (1st mvt, Allegro maestoso)Swedish Dances (No 10, Frisch, nicht zu schnell)Musicaklang, Op 71 No 5Symphony No 1 (5th mvt, Finale)Schön Ellen, Op 24Violin Concerto No 1 in G minor12 Scottish Folksongs (No 2, Johnie und Jenny)Songs, Op 49 No 4 – SerenadePiano Quintet in G minor (3rd & 4th mvts)Gruss an die Heilige Nacht (Greeting to the Holy Night)Kol NidreiScottish Fantasy for violin and orchestra (4th mvt, Allegro guerriero)8 Pieces for Clarinet, viola and piano, Op 83 No 2In der Nacht, Op 724 Pieces, Op 70 (No 1, Aria)Concerto for Two Pianos (4th mvt)Double Concerto for clarinet and violaSommerlust im Walde, Op 71 No 1String Quartet No 1 (3rd mvt)Das Lied von der Glocke (final movements)Odysseus PreludeIn Memoriam, Op 65

    Presented by Donald MacleodProduced by Amelia Parker for BBC Audio Wales & West

    For full track listings, including artist and recording details, and to listen to the pieces featured in full (for 30 days after broadcast) head to the series page for Max Bruch (1839-1920) https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002br0d

    And you can delve into the A-Z of all the composers we’ve featured on Composer of the Week here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/3cjHdZlXwL7W41XGB77X3S0/composers-a-to-z

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  • Edward Elgar (1857-1934)

    Edward Elgar (1857-1934)

    · Composer of the Week

    Donald Macleod delves into some of Edward Elgar’s greatest passions.

    Edward Elgar was a man of many passions, from cycling to chemistry. This week, Donald Macleod explores five Elgar’s greatest passions.

    Music Featured:

    Pomp and Circumstance March No 1 Caractacus, Op 35 (Scene 3, excerpt)Pomp and Circumstance March No 3 in C minorThe Spirit of England, Op. 80 (No 3, For the Fallen)Coronation Ode, Op 44 (Crown the King)Salut D’Amour, Op 12The Wind at Dawn2 Partsongs, Op 26 (No 2, Fly, Singing Bird)String Quartet in E minor, Op 83 (2nd mvt)Cello Concerto in E minor, Op 85Ave Verum Corpus, Op 2, No 1The Dream of Gerontius, Op 38 (excerpt from Part 2)The Apostles, Op 49 (excerpt from Part 1)The Kingdom, Op 51 (Prelude) Te Deum, Op 34 No 1Enigma Variations, Op 36 Violin Concerto in B minor, Op 61 (2nd mvt)CarissimaFive Part-songs from The Greek Anthology, Op 45Sea Pictures, Op 37 (No 2, In Haven)Introduction & Allegro for strings, Op 47Land of Hope and GlorySymphony No 1 in A flat major, Op 55 (4th mvt)

    Presented by Donald MacleodProduced by Alice McKee for BBC Audio Wales & West

    For full track listings, including artist and recording details, and to listen to the pieces featured in full (for 30 days after broadcast) head to the series page for Edward Elgar (1857-1934) https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002bw86

    And you can delve into the A-Z of all the composers we’ve featured on Composer of the Week here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/3cjHdZlXwL7W41XGB77X3S0/composers-a-to-z

  • Elisabeth Jacquet de La Guerre (1665-1729)

    Elisabeth Jacquet de La Guerre (1665-1729)

    · Composer of the Week

    Kate Molleson explores the extraordinary life and music of Elisabeth Jacquet de La Guerre

    Elisabeth Jacquet de La Guerre (1665-1729) was a pioneer in the history of music, one of the first to bring sonatas and cantatas into the French repertoire, and the first woman in France to compose a performed opera. She explored and pushed further the possibilities of musical composition, as well as writing some of the most beautiful pieces of the Baroque era. She worked under the patronage of the most powerful figures of this Grand Siècle that saw the absolute reign of Louis XIV and the construction of his dreamed Versailles. And yet, there are still many elements of mystery and unknown in this composer's story. Kate Molleson invites you to (re)discover the extraordinary adventures of a gifted musician, with a soupçon of French flair and lots of gorgeous music.

    Music Featured:

    Harpsichord Suite in G major L'Isle de Délos ["The Island of Delos"]Harpsichord Suite in G minor Le Passage de la Mer Rouge ["The Crossing of the Red Sea"] Sonata No 1 in D minor Les Rossignols, dès que le Jour CommenceHarpsichord Suite in D minor Sonata No 5 in A minor Sémélé ["Semele"]Harpsichord Suite in A minor Sonata No 2 in D majorSonata No 1 in G minor (transcribed for organ)Céphale et Procris ["Cephalus and Procris"]Harpsichord Suite in F majorSonata in D majorJacob et Rachel Harpsichord Suite in D minor Suite in G majorSonata No. 3 in F majorJonasJudithLe Sommeil d’Ulysse ["Ulysses' Sleep"] (Le Raccomodement Comique de Pierrot et de NicoleTrio Sonata in G minorAir à boire La Provençale: 'Entre nous mes chers amis' ["Between us, dear friends'"]

    Presented by Kate MollesonProduced by Julien Rosa for BBC Audio Wales & West

    For full track listings, including artist and recording details, and to listen to the pieces featured in full (for 30 days after broadcast) head to the series page for Elisabeth Jacquet de La Guerre (1665-1729) nhttps://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002b676

    And you can delve into the A-Z of all the composers we’ve featured on Composer of the Week here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/3cjHdZlXwL7W41XGB77X3S0/composers-a-to-z

  • Mozart's Last Years

    Mozart's Last Years

    · Composer of the Week

    This week, Donald Macleod charts the highs and lows of the composer's last five years, from veneration to humiliation and back again. We hear how Mozart coped with all that life threw at him and somehow managed to compose many of the works he’s most loved for today.

    Music featured:

    RequiemEin musikalischer Spass (4th mvt, Presto)Symphony No 38 “Prague” (3rd mvt, Presto)Canon: Ach zu kurz ist unsers LebenslaufString Quintet in G minor, K515 (2nd mvt. Adagio, arr. for piano)Serenade in G, K525 "Eine Kleine Nachtmusik" (1st and 2nd mvts)Don Giovanni, Act I, Madamina (Catalogue aria)Contredance in C major “La Bataille”Symphony No 40 (3rd mvt, Menuetto)Divertimento in E flat major, K 563 (1st mvt, Allegro)Piano Sonata No 16 in C major, K545 “Facile” (2nd mvt, Andante)Symphony No 41 “Jupiter” (1st and 2nd mvts)Kleine Gigue in G minor, K574Vado, ma dove? Oh dei! K583Piano Concerto No 26 "Coronation" (2nd mvt)Cosi fan tutte, Act 1, Un’ aura amorosa“Prussian” String Quartet No 1 in D, K575 (2nd mvt)Clarinet Quintet in A, K581 (1st and 2nd mvts)Cosi fan tutte OvertureCosi fan tutte, Act II, Una donnaAdagio and Allegro in F minor (originally for organ), K594String Quintet in D, K593 (1st and 2nd mvts)La clemenza di Tito (Marcia)The Magic Flute OverturePiano Concerto in B flat, K595 (2nd mvt, Largo)Ave verum corpus, K618Adagio for Glass Harmonica, K617aThe Magic Flute, Act II, Scene 5, Ein Mädchen oder WeibchenClarinet Concerto in A, K622 (1st mvt)

    Presented by Donald MacleodProduced by Amelia Parker for BBC Audio Wales & West

    For full track listings, including artist and recording details, and to listen to the pieces featured in full (for 30 days after broadcast) head to the series page for Mozart's Last Yearshttps://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0029psw And you can delve into the A-Z of all the composers we’ve featured on Composer of the Week here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/3cjHdZlXwL7W41XGB77X3S0/composers-a-to-z

  • Carl Nielsen (1865-1931)

    Carl Nielsen (1865-1931)

    · Composer of the Week

    Donald Macleod explores Danish composer, Carl Nielsen, through his temperamentsCarl Nielsen (1865-1931) is probably the most eminent Danish composer. Known mainly for his talent as a symphonist and for his incidental music for 'Aladdin', he also pushed the boundaries of Romantic music, whether in his work on the voice or his exploration of dissonance. Born in the fairy tale-looking island of Fyn, his music is indeed full of characters: Nielsen was fascinated by the multiplicity of human emotions and personalities. To the extent that they frequently were the source of his musical creativity. After all, he was himself a passionate character, something that transpires in his very scores, in which the composer often hides behind the music. This week, inspired by his second and fourth symphonies, Donald Macleod invites you to discover Carl Nielsen's story through the prism of five different aspects of his temperament.

    Music Featured:

    Saul og David (Prelude to Act II)Symphony No 2, Op 16, FS29 ‘The Four Temperaments’Fynsk Forar, Op 42 (excerpt)Polka in A major, FS1Little Suite for strings in A minor, Op 1 (3rd mvt)Aladdin Suite, Op 34 (excerpt)Søvnen, Op 18String Quartet in D Minor, FS 3d (3rd mvt)Saga-Drøm, Op 39, FS 46Concerto for Flute and Orchestra, FS 119 (1st mvt)The Heavens darken, vast and silent, FS 106 Dream about ‘Silent Night’, FS 34Farewell, my respectable native town!String Quartet No 1 in G minor, Op 13, FS 4 (excerpt)Humoresque BagatellesModeren [The Mother], Op 41 (No 2, Tågen letter “The Fog is Lifting”)String Quartet No 2 in F minor, Op 5 (excerpt)Romance in D major for violin and pianoHymnus amoris [Hymn of Love] for soloists, choir and orchestra, Op 12 (No 4, Old Age)Three Motets (No 3, Benedictus Dominus)5 Songs, FS 12 (No 4, Irmelin Rose)Piano Suite "The Luciferan", FS 91, Op 45 (excerpt)String Quartet No 3 in E-flat major, FS 23, Op 14 (excerpt)Symphony No 3, Op 27, FS 60 "Sinfonia espansiva" (3rd mvt)Maskarade, FS 39, Act III (excerpt)Symphonic Suite for Piano, Op 8, FS 19 (4th mvt, Finale)Stophic Songs, FS 42, Vol 2, No 1, "Saenk kun dit hoved, du blomst" The Spider’s SongJens Vejmand (arr. Finn Savery)Helios, Op 17, FS 32Violin Concerto, Op 33, FS 61 (Preludium)Symphony No 6 "Sinfonia semplice", FS 116 (4th mvt, Tema con variazioni)Symphony No 4 "The Inextinguishable", Op 29, FS 76 (4th mvt)

    Presented by Donald MacleodProduced by Julien Rosa for BBC Audio Wales & West

    For full track listings, including artist and recording details, and to listen to the pieces featured in full (for 30 days after broadcast) head to the series page for Carl Nielsen (1865-1931) https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0029j16 And you can delve into the A-Z of all the composers we’ve featured on Composer of the Week here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/3cjHdZlXwL7W41XGB77X3S0/composers-a-to-z

  • Gustav Mahler (1860-1911)

    Gustav Mahler (1860-1911)

    · Composer of the Week

    Kate Molleson navigates through the personal and professional struggles of Gustav Mahler

    Gustav Mahler: brilliant, fiery and tyrannical – leader of some the most prestigious musical institutions of his era – fought battles his whole life. He clashed with his colleagues, scrapped with critics and wrestled endlessly with his own desires and ambitions. This week, Kate Molleson navigates us through his many personal and professional struggles, and follows Mahler to the countryside hideaways where he sought (not always successfully) to escape the drama of his everyday life. Here, among the lakes and mountains, Mahler also found space to compose and he poured the whole world into his music in all its ugliness, mundanity and transcendent beauty.

    Music Featured:

    Symphony No 3 (excerpts)Symphony No 1 (excerpts)Symphony No 2 (excerpts)by Bernard HaitinkDes Knaben Wunderhorn (Lob des hohen Verstandes)Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen Symphony No 4 (excerpts)Symphony No 5 (excerpts)Symphony No 6 (excerpts)Symphony No 7 (excerpts)Kindertotenlieder (No 3, Wenn dein Mütterlein)Symphony No 8 "Symphony of a Thousand" (excerpts)Das Lied von der Erde (No 2, Der Einsame in Herbst)Symphony No 9 (excerpts)Das Lied von der Erde (No 4, Von der Schonheit)Symphony No 10 (ed. Deryck Cooke (excerpt)

    Presented by Kate MollesonProduced by Chris Taylor for BBC Audio Wales and West

    For full track listings, including artist and recording details, and to listen to the pieces featured in full (for 30 days after broadcast) head to the series page for Gustav Mahler (1860-1911) https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00291fh

    And you can delve into the A-Z of all the composers we’ve featured on Composer of the Week here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/3cjHdZlXwL7W41XGB77X3S0/composers-a-to-z

  • Ruth Crawford Seeger (1901-1953)

    Ruth Crawford Seeger (1901-1953)

    · Composer of the Week

    Between new sounds and old songs, Kate Molleson shares the story of Ruth Crawford-Seeger

    Ruth Crawford Seeger (1901-1953) had multiple lives. As Ruth, she was an aspiring poet and teacher, who longed to become a mother. Crawford the composer wrote some of the most daring pages of 20th-century American music, granting her a place among the group of the 'Ultra-Modernists'. And, as the matriarch of the Seeger dynasty, she collected and arranged countless pieces from treasures of the folk tradition. With Kate Molleson, discover the extraordinary life and work of a major American composer, in a story of creative experimentations, of family bonds, and most of all, of joy in music-making, accompanied by the memories of Crawford's daughter and folk legend, Peggy Seeger.

    Music Featured:

    Little WaltzFive Songs to Poems by Carl Sandburg (1, Home Thoughts; 2, White Moon)Theme and VariationsSelection from American Folk Songs for ChildrenDiaphonic Suite No 2 for bassoon and cello Kaleidoscopic Changes on an Original Theme, Ending with a FugueDiaphonic Suite No 3 for FluteWhirligigPreludes for PianoCapriceSonata for Violin and PianoTrad: Prisoner BluesMusic for Small OrchestraMarion Bauer: Four Piano PiecesSelection from 19 American Folk Songs for pianoThree Songs to poems by Carl SandburgDiaphonic Suite No 4 for oboe and violoncelloThree Chants for Female ChorusString QuartetDiaphonic Suite No 1 for oboeSelection from Animal Folk Songs for ChildrenPreludes for PianoTwo Ricercare to poems by Hsi Tseng TsiangPeggy Seeger: How I Long For PeaceSelection from American Folk Songs for ChristmasAndante for stringsTrad: "New River Train”Trad: "Midnight Special"Trad: "Irene (Goodnight, Irene)"Charles Seeger: John HardyPiano Study in Mixed AccentsSuite No 1, for five wind instruments and pianoElizabeth Cotten: "Freight Train"Rissolty, RossoltyPiano SonataDiaphonic Suite for two clarinetsPiano Study in Mixed Accents (Version 3)Suite for Wind QuintetFive Canons, for pianoPeggy Seeger: "Everything Changes"

    Presented by Kate MollesonProduced by Julien Rosa for BBC Audio Wales and West

    For full track listings, including artist and recording details, and to listen to the pieces featured in full (for 30 days after broadcast) head to the series page for Ruth Crawford Seeger (1901-1953) https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0028k1v

    And you can delve into the A-Z of all the composers we’ve featured on Composer of the Week here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/3cjHdZlXwL7W41XGB77X3S0/composers-a-to-z

  • Maurice Ravel (1875-1937)

    Maurice Ravel (1875-1937)

    · Composer of the Week

    Donald Macleod dives into the life and music of Maurice Ravel

    Music featured:

    Jeux d'eauShéhérazade (No 3, L'indifférent)Valses Nobles et SentimentalesMiroirs (No 5, La Vallée des Cloches)Une Barque sur L'océanAlborada del GraciosoAllegretto (incidental music for ‘Antar’)Rapsodie Espagnole (No 3, Habanera & No 4, Feria)Gaspard de la Nuit (No 2 Le gibet)Daphnis et Chloé, Part 2Ma Mère l'OyeLe Tombeau de Couperin (No 1, Prélude)Trois ChansonsLe Tombeau de Couperin (excerpt)La ValseSonata for violin & cello (1st & 2nd mvts)A la manière de BorodineTziganeTrois chansons madécasses (No 1, Nahandove & No 2, Aoua! Aoua!)Piano Concerto in G major (2nd & 3rd mvts)Boléro

    Presented by Donald MacleodProduced by Chris Taylor for BBC Audio Wales & West

    For full track listings, including artist and recording details, and to listen to the pieces featured in full (for 30 days after broadcast) head to the series page for Maurice Ravel (1875-1937) https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00288rx And you can delve into the A-Z of all the composers we’ve featured on Composer of the Week here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/3cjHdZlXwL7W41XGB77X3S0/composers-a-to-z

  • The Turkish Five

    The Turkish Five

    · Composer of the Week

    Donald Macleod delves into the lives and music of The Turkish Five

    In 1923 the Turkish Republic came into being. On the agenda for the founding father and first president, Mustafa Kemal Atatȗrk, was the aim to develop a new Turkish musical language, and to disassociate culturally with the Ottoman past. This new musical culture would be a blend of traditional Turkish music, in combination with Western classical music.

    A group of composers known as the Turkish Five were pioneers in this movement to form a synthesis between East and West. They included Cemal Reşit Rey (1904-1985), Ulvi Cemal Erkin (1906-1972), Hasan Ferit Alnar (1906-1978), Ahmet Adnan Saygun (1907-1991) and Necil Kâzim Akses (1908-1999). The Turkish Five became hugely influential in their home country as composers, teachers, conductors and artistic directors, and also became well known abroad, receiving many honours.

    This week, Donald Macleod is joined by Prof. Mine Doğantan-Dack and Dr. Emre Araci to delve into the impact these composers had on the music in the Turkish Republic.

    Music featured:

    Ulvi Cemal Erkin:Camdan sakiz akiyor (Seven Folk Songs)Piano Concerto (excerpt)Duyuşlar (excerpt)Piano Quintet (Ritmico e enérgico)Seven Folk Songs (excerpt)

    Ahmet Adnan Saygun: Meseli, Op 25 (Anadolu’dan)Piano Concerto No 1, Op 34 (excerpt)Theme and Variations, Op 2String Quartet No 1, Op 27 (excerpt)Yunus Emre, Op 26 (excerpt)Halay, Op 25 (Anadolu’dan)String Quartet No 2, Op 35 (Grave)Köröğlu, Op 41 (Ten Turkish Folk Songs)Piano Concerto No 2, Op 71 (excerpt)

    Necil Kâzim Akses: Concerto for Orchestra (excerpt)Five Turkish Piano Pieces (excerpt)Violin Concerto (Adagio – Allegro)Andante (Ten Piano Pieces)Five Pieces for Piano (excerpt)

    Cemal Reşit Rey: Three Turkish Folks Songs (Twelve Anatolish Folk Songs)Nomad Zeybek Air (Turkish Scenes)Feast (Instantanés)Fatih Sultan Mehmet “Le Conquerant”Andante and Allegro

    Hasan Ferit Alnar: Piano Trio (excerpt)Şu Yamaçta (8 Piano Pieces)Uyuşuk Dans (8 Piano Pieces)Concerto for Qānūn and String Orchestra (Allegro poco moderato)Piano Trio (excerpt)

    Presented by Donald MacleodProduced by Luke Whitlock for BBC Audio Wales & West

    For full track listings, including artist and recording details, and to listen to the pieces featured in full (for 30 days after broadcast) head to the series page for The Turkish Five https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002822p And you can delve into the A-Z of all the composers we’ve featured on Composer of the Week here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/3cjHdZlXwL7W41XGB77X3S0/composers-a-to-z

  • Benjamin Britten (1913-1976)

    Benjamin Britten (1913-1976)

    · Composer of the Week

    Donald Macleod explores the early years in Benjamin Britten's creative story

    Benjamin Britten was one of the most influential British composers of the 20th century, with celebrated works such as 'Peter Grimes', 'Friday Afternoons' or 'A Simple Symphony'. Music infused his very first moments in life and he started to develop his musical instincts from a very early age. Many of his future masterpieces can be traced back to the inspiration of his youth. This week, Donald Macleod explores these crucial early years in Britten's creative story, from his birth under the star of St Cecilia to his departure for America at 25 years old.

    Music featured:

    Hymn to St Cecilia, Op 27Four Sea Interludes, Op 33a (from 'Peter Grimes')A Charm of Lullabies, Op 41 (arr for voice and orchestra by Colin Matthews)Five WaltzesBeware! Three Early Songs (No 1, 'Beware')On This Island, Op 11 (No 3, 'Seascape')Psalm 150, Op 67Quatre chansons françaisesSuite for harp in C major, Op 83A Hymn to the VirginA Walden Trio: Christmas Song of the WomenThe BirdsTwelve Variations on a Theme, for pianoThree Divertimenti for String Quartet (2nd mvt)Sinfonietta, Op 1 (1st mvt)Phantasy, Op 2, for oboe, violin, viola and violoncello (1st & 2nd mvt)Holiday Diary, Op 5A Boy Was Born, Op 3 (Variation I, 'Lullay, Jesu')Simple Symphony, Op 4Mont Juic (co-composed with Lennox Berkeley) (4th mvt)Friday Afternoons (excerpts)Suite for Violin and Piano, Op 6 (3rd & 4th mvts)Train Sequence, from 'The King's Stamp'Percussion Sequence, from 'Night Mail' (text by W.H. Auden)Love Music, from 'Love from a Stranger'Russian FuneralSoirées musicales, Op 9Lullaby for a retired colonel'A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Op 64 (excerpt)Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge, Op 10The Company of Heaven ( Part 3, No 7, ‘A Thousand, Thousand Gleaming Fires’)Piano Concerto, Op 13 (1st mvt)Les Illuminations, Op 18 (on poems by Arthur Rimbaud)

    Presented by Donald MacleodProduced by Julien Rosa for BBC Audio Wales & West

    For full track listings, including artist and recording details, and to listen to the pieces featured in full (for 30 days after broadcast) head to the series page for Benjamin Britten (1913-1976) https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0027tjp And you can delve into the A-Z of all the composers we’ve featured on Composer of the Week here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/3cjHdZlXwL7W41XGB77X3S0/composers-a-to-z

  • Giacomo Meyerbeer (1791-1864)

    Giacomo Meyerbeer (1791-1864)

    · Composer of the Week

    Curtain-up on the life of 19th-century opera star Giacomo Meyerbeer, with Donald Macleod

    With smash hits including 'Robert le diable', 'Les Huguenots' and 'Le Prophète', Giacomo Meyerbeer was one of the most performed composers on the 19th-century stages: (re)discover the celebrated King of Grand Opera, in his own quasi-operatic life of sparkling successes, plot twists and travelling adventures, but also of prejudice and hardship.

    Music Featured:

    Robert le diable (excerpts)Le pardon de Ploërmel, Act I, "Ce tintement que l’on entend"L’Africaine, Act IV, No 15 Entr’acte, Entrée de la Reine, Marche indienneDer Fischer und das Milchmädchen (excerpts)Der Admiral OvertureGott und die Natur (No 7, "Es geht aus seinem Strahlentor") arr D. Salvi for voice, strings & pianoDas Brandenburger Tor (Einleitung)Jephtas Gelübde Overture (arr D. Salvi for piano and strings)Il nascere e il fiorire d’una rosaLe Prophète, Act I (No 1a: Prélude et chœur pastoral. "La brise est muette")Gli amori di Teolinda (IV. Allegro moderato)Romilda e Costanza OvertureEmma di Resburgo, Act I, Scene 1: "Sulla rupe triste, sola...Ah questo bacio" Il crociato in Egitto (excerpts)Margherita d’Anjou, Act II, "Che bell’alba!" A une jeune mèreAn MozartStruensee, Act II: Entr’acte, Der BallLes Huguenots (excerpts)Fantasie for clarinet & string quartetEin Feldlager in Schlesien (excerpts)Psalm 91Le Prophète (excerpts)Pater NosterL’Étoile du Nord, Act III, Scène 8. "Quel trouble affreux" (Danilowitz)

    Presented by Donald MacleodProduced by Julien Rosa for BBC Audio Wales & West

    For full track listings, including artist and recording details, and to listen to the pieces featured in full (for 30 days after broadcast) head to the series page for Giacomo Meyerbeer (1791-1864) https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0027bqw And you can delve into the A-Z of all the composers we’ve featured on Composer of the Week here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/3cjHdZlXwL7W41XGB77X3S0/composers-a-to-z

  • Voices of Terezin

    Voices of Terezin

    · Composer of the Week

    Composer of the Week marks 80 years since the liberation of Auschwitz with a series commemorating some of the musical voices that were silenced by the atrocities of the Second World War. This week, Donald Macleod focuses on the penultimate destination of these musicians, the Nazi concentration camp at Terezin, and the incredible story of creative resistance in the face of unthinkable adversity and persecution which unfolded there.

    Music Featured:

    Gideon Klein: Bachuri Le’an Tisa (my Boy, Where are you going?)LullabyString Quartet, Op 2 (iii. Adagio)Divertimento for Winds (iii. Adagio and iv. Allegro)Folk Songs for Male Chorus: 'Už mně koně vyvádějí' (They have untethered my horses)Piano SonataString Trio

    Viktor Ullmann: Sha shtilPiano Sonata No 7 (1st mvt, Allegro)6 Lieder, Op 17 (No 1, Am Himmelfahrt; No 5, Wie ist die Nacht)Piano Concerto, Op 25 (1st & 2nd mvt)String Quartet No 3, Op 46Der Kaiser von Atlantis (excerpts)

    Hans Krása:Brundibár Suite (7th mvt)Tanec for String TrioKammermusik for Harpsichord and 7 InstrumentsTheme and Variations for String Quartet Three Songs to texts of Arthur RimbaudBrundibár, Act II

    Pavel Haas:Pripoved (Narrative)Quartet Op 2 “From the Monkey Mountains” (2nd mvt, Coach, Coachman and Horse)Overture for Radio, Op 11Šarlatán Suite, Op 14 (excerpt)Study for StringsFour Songs on Chinese Poetry

    Ilse Weber: Kleines WiegenliedKarel Švenk: Rozloučení (from play The Last Cyclist)Karel Švenk: Pod destnikem (Under an umbrella); Vesechno jde! (Terezin Hymn)Ilse Weber: Ich wandre durch Theresienstadt; WiegalaFrantišek Domažlický: Song without WordsFrantišek Domažlicky: Suite DanzaKarel Berman: Piano Suite: Reminiscences (excerpts)

    Presented by Donald MacleodProduced by Amelia Parker for BBC Audio Wales & West

    For full track listings, including artist and recording details, and to listen to the pieces featured in full (for 30 days after broadcast) head to the series page for Voices of Terezin https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002756y And you can delve into the A-Z of all the composers we’ve featured on Composer of the Week here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/3cjHdZlXwL7W41XGB77X3S0/composers-a-to-z

  • Imogen Holst (1907-1984)

    Imogen Holst (1907-1984)

    · Composer of the Week

    Donald Macleod delves into the life and music of Imogen Holst

    Imogen Holst was a significant part of the British classical music scene during the twentieth century. Daughter of Gustav Holst, Imogen was raised in an artistic environment, and her early aspirations were to be a dancer. However, after studying at the Royal College of Music, Imogen Holst went on to be prominent as a composer, conductor, writer on music, teacher, administrator and artistic director. She also worked as an amanuensis to Benjamin Britten. Throughout this exceptionally busy career, including establishing the Purcell Singers, Imogen Holst continued to compose and wrote many works from choral pieces and folksong arrangements, to concertos and string quartets. Her considerable output as a composer is only just beginning to be appreciated.

    Music Featured:

    Agnus Dei (Mass in A minor)Allegro assaiTheme and VariationsString Quartet “Phantasy”PersephoneCome Under My Plaidie from Two Scottish AirsGigue from Suite for ViolaOn Westhall HillSonata for Violin and CelloPrelude and DanceThree PsalmsA shower among the birch trees from Six Pieces from FinlandCrab-fish from Four Somerset Folk SongsMill FieldSuite for StringsString Quartet No 1Welcome Joy and Welcome SorrowWeathers arr. Arthur KeeganSuite for Viola (Cinquepace)As I sat under a Holly TreeA Hymne to ChristVariations on “Loth to Depart”The fall of the leafFestival Anthem “How Manifold are Thy Works”Timothy’s TrotWhat Man is He?Leiston SuiteHallo my fancy, whither wilt thou go?String QuintetMass in A minor (excerpt)

    Presented by Donald MacleodProduced by Luke Whitlock for BBC Audio Wales & West

    For full track listings, including artist and recording details, and to listen to the pieces featured in full (for 30 days after broadcast) head to the series page for Imogen Holst (1907-1984) https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0026wsv And you can delve into the A-Z of all the composers we’ve featured on Composer of the Week here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/3cjHdZlXwL7W41XGB77X3S0/composers-a-to-z

  • Michel Legrand (1932-2019)

    Michel Legrand (1932-2019)

    · Composer of the Week

    Donald Macleod delves into the life and music of Michel Legrand

    Michel Legrand is best known for creating the soundtracks for over 200 films, including The Umbrellas of Cherbourg, The Thomas Crown Affair and The Go-Between. But he had an insatiable creative spirit that led him into the world of theatre, ballet, opera and more.

    Donald is joined by theatre director and composer Jeremy Sams, who recalls collaborating with Legrand on the Broadway musical Amour - and avoiding going to restaurants with him.

    Music Featured:

    Les Moulins de Mon CoeurSummer Me, Winter MeVian: Luna Rossa - Blushing Moon (arr. Legrand)Capua: O Sole Mio (arr. Legrand)Serrapi: Sentir De La Alhambra (arr. Legrand)Falla: Le Danse Du Feu (arr. Legrand)Rodor/Scotto: Sous les ponts de Paris (arr. Legrand)Battaille/Schertzinger: Paris je t’aime d’amour (arr. Legrand)Piaf/Louiguy: La vie en rose (arr. Legrand)Porter: I Love Paris (arr. Legrand)Durand: Mademoiselle de Paris (arr. Legrand)Bernheim: Paris (arr. Legrand)Kosma: Les feuilles mortes (arr. Legrand)Lafarge: La Seine (arr. Legrand)F. Waller: The Jitterbug Waltz (arr. Legrand)Reinhart: Nuages (arr. Legrand)Count Basie: Blue and Sentimental (arr. Legrand)Sampson/Goodman: Stompin' at the Savoy (arr. Legrand)Thelonious Monk: ‘Round Midnight (arr. Legrand)Ellington: Don’t Get Around Much Anymore (arr. Legrand)Beiderbecke: In A Mist (arr. Legrand)Dans le magasin de parapluiesChez Dubourg, le joailierDevant le garageChanson de LolaBlues Chez le BougnatYou Must Believe in SpringWindmills of Your MindHis Eyes, Her EyesHow do you keep the music playing?Watch what happensWhat are you doing with the rest of your life?The Go Between (Main Title)The Summer KnowsThe Hands of TimeOverture from The Three MusketeersSongs from YentlNobody KnowsAfter the RainAmore (excepts)Once Upon a Summertime

    Michel & Melissa at WorkNow and ThenConcerto pour violoncelleI Will Wait For You

    Presented by Donald MacleodProduced by Alice Mckee for BBC Audio Wales & West

    For full track listings, including artist and recording details, and to listen to the pieces featured in full (for 30 days after broadcast) head to the series page for Michel Legrand (1932-2019) https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0026kjg

    And you can delve into the A-Z of all the composers we’ve featured on Composer of the Week here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/3cjHdZlXwL7W41XGB77X3S0/composers-a-to-z

  • Schubert and Vienna

    Schubert and Vienna

    · Composer of the Week

    Donald Macleod explores Vienna in the company of Franz Schubert

    Of all Europe’s major cities, perhaps Vienna is the one with the reputation as the most comfortable, the most sophisticated, and the most musical. In fact, has any other city been home to so many great composers as Vienna? Mozart, Beethoven, Haydn, and Salieri all spent their best years working there. Yet none of those starry names was born in the city, none were true Viennese. This week, Donald Macleod explores Vienna through the lens of arguably the greatest home grown composer the city has ever produced – Franz Schubert – a man whose short life spanned a crucial period in Austrian history, a time of crisis and much change. In his company we’ll explore Vienna’s churches and theatres, its parks, coffee houses and taverns, and also glimpse the darker side of the city too – the excesses of Europe’s aristocracy and the all seeing eyes of Vienna’s secret police.

    Music Featured:

    “Kupelwieser” Waltz in G flat Major, D Anh I/14Symphony No 9 in C Major “The Great”, D944 (3rd mvt, Scherzo)String Quintet in C Major, D 956 (2nd mvt, Adagio)Beitrag zur fünfzigjährigen Jubelfeier des Herrn von Salieri, D407Marches Militaires, D733 (No 1 in D Major)Gretchen am Spinnrade, D1186 Moment Musicaux, Op 94, D780 (No 3 in F min)Mass No 1 in F Major, D105 (Gloria)Grande Marche Funebre, D859Symphony No 2 in B flat Major, D125 (4th mvt,Presto)Rosamunde, D797 (No 5 ,Entracte No 3 in B flat Major: Andantino)Licht und Liebe, D352QuartettsatzLazarus, Act 2 (unfinished)Schwanengesang, D7444 Impromptus, D899, Op90 (No 3 in G Flat Major)Symphony No 8 in B minor, D759 “Unfinished” (1st mvt, Allegro moderato)Symphony No 5 in B flat Major, D485 (1st mvt, Allegro)Winterreise, D911 (No 24, Der Leiermann)Der Wanderer, D489Piano Quintet in A Major, D667 “The Trout” (3rd mvt, Scherzo)38 Waltzes, D145, Op 18 (Nos 6, 8 & 9 )An Sylvia, D891, Op 6 (No 4)Fantasy in F minor, D940, Op 103Ave Maria, D839, Op 52, No 6Mass No 6 in E Flat Major, D950 (Credo)Rosemunde incidental music, D797 (Nos 7-9)Alfonso and Estrella, D732 (Act I, Aria “Sei mir gegrusst, o Sonne!”)An die Musik

    Presented by Donald MacleodProduced by Sam Phillips for BBC Audio Wales & West

    For full track listings, including artist and recording details, and to listen to the pieces featured in full (for 30 days after broadcast) head to the series page for Schubert and Vienna https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0026800

    And you can delve into the A-Z of all the composers we’ve featured on Composer of the Week here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/3cjHdZlXwL7W41XGB77X3S0/composers-a-to-z

  • Christmas in Latvia

    Christmas in Latvia

    · Composer of the Week

    Donald Macleod visits the city of Riga to experience the seasonal music and Christmas traditions of Latvia – a country overflowing with choral excellence.

    Music Featured:

    trad.: Kaladô (arr. J. Vaivods)Dubra: Duo SeraphimDubra: In Nativitate Domini (excerpts)anon.: Res est admirabilisDubra: Te DeumPēteris Butāns: In the Beginning was the WordPraulinš: Missa Rigensis: CredoDubra: Mystery of His BirthVasks: The Fruits Of Silenceanon.: Gaude MariaDubra: Hail, Queen of HeavenDubra: Hodie Christus natus estVasks: Missa for Mixed Choir and String Orchestra, II. GloriaTrad. Budēlīša Ziemassvētki / A Mummer's Christmas (excerpts)Praulinš: Cantate DominoPraulinš: Ziemsvetki Jaunaja Pasaule / Latvian Solstice in the New WorldEšenvalds: In the bleak midwinterEšenvalds: StarsEšenvalds: Northern LightsEšenvalds: Rivers of LightVitols: The Dwarves and the Old Man of the ForestVasks: Plainscapes (extract)Vasks: Piedzimšana / BirthTrad. Pūtiet guniPraulinš: Mass and Interludes “L'homme armé”: Hosanna in excelsisEšenvalds: O EmmanuelVitols: Gaismas Pils / Castle of LightPraulinš: Mass and Interludes “L'homme armé”: Pater sanctificeturVasks: String Quartet No. 3: I. ModeratoEšenvalds A Christmas Legend / Ziemassvētku leģenda

    Presented by Donald MacleodProduced by Chris Taylor for BBC Audio Wales & West

    For full track listings, including artist and recording details, and to listen to the pieces featured in full (for 30 days after broadcast) head to the series page for Christmas in Latvia https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002611k

    And you can delve into the A-Z of all the composers we’ve featured on Composer of the Week here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/3cjHdZlXwL7W41XGB77X3S0/composers-a-to-z

  • A Latin American Christmas

    A Latin American Christmas

    · Composer of the Week

    Kate Molleson journeys through the Christmas season in Latin America, introducing the composers who shaped local festivities across centuries and longitudes. From cathedrals to countryside to the deep heat of megacities, we revel in music for worship, friendship, family and fiestas.

    Music Featured:

    Trad: Esta Noche es NochebuenaJuan Garcia de Zespedes: Convidando esta la nocheGaspar Fernandes: Xicochi Conetzintle; Tleycantimo ChoquiliyaGaspar Fernandes: A Belen me llego, TioManuel de Zumaya: Celebren publiquenManuel de Zumaya: El de pedro solamente; Angelicas miliciasTrad: Mañanitas guadalupanasTrad: Miren cuantas luces; De larga jornada; La PinataJose Alfredo Jimenez: Amarga Navidad; Se va diciembreArturo Márquez: Conga del Fuego NuevoTrad: Niño LindoVicente Emilio Sojo: Five Pieces from VenezuelaTrad: Corre caballito; La mulaAldemaro Romero: Fuga con Pajarillo (from Suite for Strings)Teresa Carreño: Nocturne: Souvenir de mon paysEvencio Castellanos: Avilena Suite (excerpt)Trad: HuachitoritoAlberto Ginastera: VillancicoAstor Piazzolla: Invierno Porteño (Four Seasons); Milonga del AngelGuastavino: 3 Argentinian Romances: BaileAriel Ramirez: Navidad NuestraLuis Aguile: Ven a mi casa esta navidadOsvaldo Pugliese: NavidadJoão Gilberto: Presente de NatalAntonio Carlos Gomes: Sonata for Strings ‘O burrico de pau’ (4th mvt)Chiquinha Gonzaga: As pombas; SaudadeJosé Maurício Nunes Garcia: Missa Pastoril for Christmas NightAssis Valente: Recadinho de Papai NoelAssis Valente: Boas FestasAntonio Carlos Jobim: Anos Dourados; WaveM. Camargo Guarnieri: Flor de TremembeLlego la NavidadLa Fiesta de PilitoRafael Hernadez: Triste NavidadRafael Hernandez: Casitas de la MontanaChuito El de Bayamon: Los tres Santo ReyesTrad: A las ZarandelasArbolitoAmaury Vellay Torregrosa: Villancico YaucanoDe la montaña venimosPasteles y LechonCanto a Borinquen; Aires de NavidadSylvia Rexach: Lamento de NavidadJosé Feliciano: Feliz Navidad

    Presented by Kate MollesonProduced by Amelia Parker for BBC Audio Wales & West

    For full track listings, including artist and recording details, and to listen to the pieces featured in full (for 30 days after broadcast) head to the series page for A Latin American Christmas https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0025ll7

    And you can delve into the A-Z of all the composers we’ve featured on Composer of the Week here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/3cjHdZlXwL7W41XGB77X3S0/composers-a-to-z

  • Luise Adolpha Le Beau (1850-1927)

    Luise Adolpha Le Beau (1850-1927)

    · Composer of the Week

    Donald Macleod delves into the life of Luise Adolpha Le Beau

    Luise Adolpha Le Beau was a German composer, concert pianist, teacher and music critic. Although her music was performed as far afield as Calcutta and Sydney, her story is one of continual struggle for recognition and respect. Le Beau frequently met opposition to her works and to performance opportunities, Despite these set-backs, Le Beau forged her own path as a composer not only with works for her own instrument, the piano, but also with chamber music, opera, a symphony and many songs. She was determined to succeed, but after her death, without anyone to promote her works on her behalf, Le Beau soon fell into obscurity and was largely forgotten. This week, Donald Macleod is joined by guest Dr Katy Hamilton to shine a light on Le Beau’s music

    Music Featured:

    Piano Concerto in D minor, Op 37 (excerpt)Fantasiestück, Op 1 No 1 (Drei Klavierstücke)Fünf Lieder, Op 7 (excerpt)Piano Concerto in D minor, Op 37 (Allegro maestoso)Piano Sonata, Op 8 (excerpt)Violin Sonata, Op 10Mazurka, Op 57 No 3 (Drei Klavierstücke)Polonaise, Op 26 No 3 (Drei Stücke)Theme and Variations, Op 3Fünf Lieder, Op 11 (excerpt)Piano Trio, Op 15Concert Overture in F major, Op 23Eight Preludes, Op 12 No 2 (Munter)Romance, Op 35Vier Stücke, for cello and piano, Op 24Fünf Lieder, Op 11 (excerpt)Improvisata for left hand, Op 30Gavotte, Op 32Piano Concerto in D minor, Op 37 (excerpt)Eight Preludes, Op 12 No 8 (Mit Grazie)Nachstück, Op 26 No 2 (Drei Stücke)Deutscher Regien, Klavierstück, Op 49Piano Quartet, Op 28Drei Lieder, Op 39Symphony in F major, Op 41 (Allegro con fuoco)Gigue, Op 48 No 3 (Danze Antiche)Vater unser, Op 61Symphony in F major, Op 41 (Adagio)Cello Sonata, Op 17Barcarole, Op 59Abendklänge, Op 63Symphony in F major, Op 41 (excerpt)

    Presented by Donald MacleodProduced by Luke Whitlock for BBC Audio Wales & West

    For full track listings, including artist and recording details, and to listen to the pieces featured in full (for 30 days after broadcast) head to the series page for Donald Macleod delves into the life of Luise Adolpha Le Beau (1850-1927) https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0025cfl

    And you can delve into the A-Z of all the composers we’ve featured on Composer of the Week here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/3cjHdZlXwL7W41XGB77X3S0/composers-a-to-z

  • Henry Purcell (1659-1695)

    Henry Purcell (1659-1695)

    · Composer of the Week

    Donald Macleod explores Henry Purcell’s London

    Henry Purcell was the most important English composer of the era, described as the "Orpheus Britannicus" for his ability to combine Baroque counterpoint with dramatic settings of English words. He composed music for the church, the royal court, the theatre and for England’s newly emerging concert scene, with an intelligence and creativity that marked him out as one of the most original composers in all of Europe. More than anything, though, he composed music for London – the city where he lived all of his short life. This week, Donald Macleod explores the city during Purcell’s lifetime and London’s effect on a man who lays claim to being England’s greatest composer. During Purcell’s childhood, it was a city reeling from civil war, the disastrous spread of disease, and the destruction wreaked by the Great Fire. We’ll explore London’s churches, and music Purcell wrote for them, especially Westminster Abbey, where Purcell was organist, the state of London’s theatre scene in Purcell’s day, and the changing demands for music from the various monarchs of the composer’s lifetime.

    Music featured:

    Fairest Isle from King ArthurHail Bright Cecilia (Symphony & Closing Chorus “Hail! Bright Cecilia”)Welcome Song from Swifter, Isis, Swifter Flow, Z 336What hope for us remains now he is gone?, Z 472Suite from AbdelazerAn Evening Hymn ‘Now that the sun hath veiled his light', Z 193Voluntary in D minor, Z 719O God, thou art my God, Z 35Beati Omnes qui timent Dominum, Z 131My Beloved SpakeTe Deum & JubilateCold Song ‘What Power art Thou’ (from King Arthur)They that go down to the sea in shipsSighs for our late sovereign Charles the Second, Z 380 ‘If pray’rs and tears’My heart is inditingSefauchi's Farewell, Z 656Love's Goddess Sure Was Blind, Z 331 (VI May Her Blessed Example Chase)Come ye sons of art (excerpt)Timon of Athens, . 632 (Curtain Tune on a Ground)Dido and Aeneas, Act II (excerpt)Theodosius, or the Force of Love (Overture; Prepare the Rites Begin)King Arthur (excerpt)The Fairy Queen (excerpt)Indian Queen, Act 4 ‘They tell us that you mighty powers above’When I am laid in earth from Dido and AeneasTrumpet Sonata in D Major, Z 850Burial Service, Z 58c‘From Rosy Bow’rs’ from Don QuixoteOedipus: incidental music, Z 583 (No 2, Music for a While (Arr B. Britten)

    Presented by Donald MacleodProduced by Sam Phillips for BBC Audio Wales & West

    For full track listings, including artist and recording details, and to listen to the pieces featured in full (for 30 days after broadcast) head to the series page for Henry Purcell (1659-1695) https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0024x77

    And you can delve into the A-Z of all the composers we’ve featured on Composer of the Week here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/3cjHdZlXwL7W41XGB77X3S0/composers-a-to-z

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