Composer of the Week Episodes Available now
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
Edouard Lalo (1823-1892)
Donald Macleod surveys the life and music of the elusive French composer, Edouard Lalo