An informative and accessible guide to composers' lives and their music.
All available episodes (24 total)
Upcoming episodes (18 new and 1 repeat)
Programmes, concerts and features celebrating Vaughan Williams's 150th anniversary.
Composer and lyricist Stephen Sondheim joins Donald Macleod to discuss his life and work.
Gerard McBurney shares some moments and memories of composer Sofia Gubaidulina.
Donald Macleod and Andrew Graham Dixon explore Josquin and Netherlandish Art.
Branching out, with Donald Macleod and art historian Andrew Graham Dixon.
Donald Macleod and Andrew Graham Dixon explore Josquin and Art in Northern Italy.
Donald Macleod and Andrew Graham Dixon explore Josquin and Art in Rome.
Donald Macleod and Andrew Graham Dixon explore Josquin and Art in Ferrara.
Prof Jonathan Cross captures the multi-faceted genius of the mercurial Igor Stravinsky.
The complete set of Radio 3 Beethoven Unleashed podcasts, with Donald Macleod.
Georgia Mann and neurosurgeon Henry Marsh examine the composer's numerous health problems
Visit the extensive audio archive of Radio 3 programmes about Composers and their works.
The production team reflects on 5 of Donald Macleod’s best stories from the last 20 years
What is the strange power of Jerusalem which makes strong men weep?
The composer of Jerusalem was very far from the conservative figure his image suggests.
Find resources and contacts for composers from within the classical music industry.
"Going with Deio to Tywyn", with the BBC Singers, conducted by Ellie Slorach.
"Fair Lisa", performed by the BBC Singers, conducted by Ellie Slorach.
With the BBC Singers and Libby Burgess (piano), conducted by Ellie Slorach.
Donald Macleod and Gerard McBurney discuss the effects on artists of Soviet oppression.
