Donald Macleod explores Prokofiev's music for stage and screen
Sergei Prokofiev (1891-1953) homepage
Donald Macleod explores the colourful life and work of Thomas Arne
Thomas Arne (1710-1778) homepage
Donald Macleod explores the brilliant, tempestuous last five years of the life of Janacek.
Leos Janacek (1854-1928) homepage
Donald Macleod and special guest Geoffrey Smith explore the jazz mode of bebop
Bebop homepage
Donald Macleod tells the story of Johann Stamitz and his two sons, Carl and Anton
Johann Stamitz and sons homepage
Donald Macleod explores the many sides to William Walton's life and music
William Walton (1902-1983) homepage
Donald Macleod explores the life and work of polymath composer Alexander Borodin
Alexander Borodin (1833-1887) homepage
Donald Macleod traces Jan Zelenka's career at the opulent court of Dresden
Jan Dismas Zelenka (1679-1745) homepage
Donald Macleod celebrates the work of Alfred Schnittke, the USSR's last great composer
Alfred Schnittke (1934-1998) homepage
Donald Macleod uncovers the little-known musical treasures of 17th and 18th-century Spain.
Spanish Baroque (1600-1750) homepage
Donald Macleod explores the dark sides of the ground-breaking composer Richard Wagner
Richard Wagner (1813-1883) homepage
Donald Macleod talks to Britain's most famous producer of carols, John Rutter
John Rutter (b.1945) homepage
Donald Macleod reassesses the reputation of Louis Spohr
Louis Spohr (1784-1859) homepage
Donald Macleod explores the life and somewhat neglected work of Albinoni
Tomaso Giovanni Albinoni (1671-1750/51) homepage
Donald Macleod is joined by academic Karen Henson explore the world of the Opera-Comique
Opera-Comique homepage
Donald Macleod explores the life and work of the now largely forgotten Moritz Moszkowski
Moritz Moszkowski (1854-1925) homepage
Donald Macleod explores the life and work of the engimatic composer Erik Satie
Erik Satie (1866-1925) homepage
Donald Macleod explores the life and work of Carl Nielsen, Denmark's most famous composer.
Carl Nielsen (1865-1931) homepage
Donald Macleod explores the life and work of the radical composer Modest Mussorgsky
Modest Petrovich Mussorgsky (1839-1881) homepage
Donald Macleod explores the life of controversial German composer Kurt Weill
Kurt Weill (1900-1950) homepage
Donald Macleod discusses the life and work of Richard Strauss
Richard Strauss (1864-1949) homepage
Donald Macleod introduces music and stories from the life of Johann Christian Bach
Johann Christian Bach (1735-1782) homepage
Donald Macleod explore the life and work of maverick British composer John Tavener
John Tavener (1944-2013) homepage
Exploring Villa-Lobos's life by looking at the places that were important to him
Heitor Villa-Lobos (1887-1959) homepage
The fascinating life story of Bernard Herrmann, Hitchcock's musical collaborator
Bernard Herrmann (1911-1975) homepage
Donald Macleod surveys the life and music of Antonio Salieri
Antonio Salieri (1750-1825) homepage
Donald Macleod explores the life and works of composer and music critic Nicolay Myaskovsky
Nicolay Yakovlevich Myaskovksy (1881-1950) homepage
Donald Macleod and Michael Kater unravel the complex life and work of Carl Orff
Carl Orff (1895-1982) homepage
Donald Macleod explores the music of Hungarian composer Zoltan Kodaly
Zoltan Kodaly (1882-1967) homepage
Donald Macleod explores the music Ravel wrote in connection with the people around him
Maurice Ravel (1875-1937) homepage