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Building a Library: Wagner: Tannhauser

CD Review With Andrew McGregor. Including Building a Library: Wagner: Tannhauser.

Composer of the Week Episode guide

  1. Wagner and His World

    Donald Macleod explores Wagner's important musical connections and relationships

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  2. Johann Nepomuk Hummel (1778-1837)

    Donald Macleod explores the life and music of Johann Nepomuk Hummel

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  3. Aaron Copland (1900-1990)

    Donald Macleod explores Copland's life and work through the places he lived and visited

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  4. Giacomo Meyerbeer (1791-1864)

    Donald Macleod explores the life and work of Giacomo Meyerbeer with Robert Letellier

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  5. Gordon Jacob and Joseph Horovitz (1895-1984 and 1926-)

    Donald Macleod explores the lives and music of Joseph Horovitz and Gordon Jacob

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  6. Giacomo Puccini (1858-1924)

    Donald Macleod explores the life and work of Giacomo Puccini

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  7. Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)

    Donald Macleod explores the life and music of Bach

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  8. Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741)

    Donald Macleod explores the life and music of Vivaldi

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  9. Henry Purcell (1659-1695)

    The life and music of arguably the greatest English Baroque composer, Henry Purcell

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  10. George Frideric Handel (1685-1759)

    Donald Macleod explores Handel's years spent in Italy with the help of Jonathan Keates

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  11. Charles Gounod (1818-1893)

    Donald Macleod explores the life and music of Charles Gounod

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  12. Wilhelm Friedemann Bach (1710-1784)

    Donald Macleod presents a rare glimpse of WF Bach's life and legacy

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  13. Avison and Stanley (1709-1770 and 1712-1786)

    Donald Macleod explores the lives and music of Charles Avison and John Stanley

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  14. Anton Bruckner (1824-1896)

    Donald Macleod explores the life and work of Anton Bruckner

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  15. Niccolo Jommelli (1714-1774)

    Donald Macleod surveys the life and music of Niccolo Jommelli

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  16. John Williams (1932-)

    Donald Macleod is joined by John Williams for an exploration of his life and music

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  17. Sergey Prokofiev (1891-1953)

    Exploring Prokofiev's life and music during his time as an emigre in Europe in the 1920s

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  18. Ottorino Respighi (1879-1936)

    Donald Macleod explores the lesser-known masterpieces of Ottorino Respighi

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  19. Jacques Offenbach (1819-1880)

    Donald Macleod explores the life and music of Jacques Offenbach

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  20. Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)

    Donald Macleod presents an exploration of the life and vocal music of Johannes Brahms

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  21. Delalande and Marais (1657-1726 and 1656-1728)

    Donald Macleod explores the life and music of Marin Marais and Michel-Richard Delalande

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  22. Napoleon's Music

    Donald Macleod explores Napoleon's relationship with music

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  23. Aleksandr Glazunov

    Donald Macleod explore the life and work of Russian composer Aleksandr Glazunov

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  24. Big Band

    Donald Macleod is joined by trumpeter Guy Barker to explore the story of big band jazz

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  25. Charles Koechlin (1867-1950)

    Donald Macleod explores the life and work of Charles Koechlin

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  26. Rachmaninov and Medtner (1873-1943 and 1880-1951)

    Donald Macleod explores the intersections between the lives of Rachmaninov and Medtner

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  27. Granados and Albeniz (1867-1916 and 1860-1909)

    Donald Macleod explores the life and work of composers Enrique Granados and Isaac Albeniz.

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  28. Claude Debussy (1862-1918)

    Donald Macleod explores the life and work of French composer and pianist Claude Debussy

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  29. Liszt and His World

    Donald Macleod explores Liszt's extraordinary contribution to the piano repertoire

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  30. Field and Chopin (1782-1837 and 1810-1849)

    Donald Macleod explores the lives and work of Fryderyk Chopin and John Field

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