Composer of the Week Episodes Available now
Dancing King and Keyboard Queen—Elisabeth Jacquet de La Guerre (1665-1729)
2/5 Jacquet joins the court in Versailles and the circle of the most powerful woman in France.
Music Runs in the Family—Elisabeth Jacquet de La Guerre (1665-1729)
1/5 A young Elisabeth Jacquet makes an impression on the Sun King.
1791 - The Final Bars—Mozart's Last Years
5/5 Donald Macleod tells the story of the months leading up to Mozart’s swansong, his Requiem.
1790 - Royally Rejected—Mozart's Last Years
4/5 Donald Macleod journeys through Mozart’s frustrating and fruitless penultimate year.
1789 - Travels and Tribulations—Mozart's Last Years
3/5 Donald Macleod follows Mozart on an eventful PR exercise, hitching a ride with a prince.
1788 - Empty Pockets—Mozart's Last Years
2/5 Donald Macleod joins Mozart as he tries to charm his way out of serious financial trouble.
1787 - Highs and Lows—Mozart's Last Years
1/5 Donald Macleod follows Mozart through 1787, a year of extremes, from glory to grief.
Inextinguishable—Carl Nielsen (1865-1931)
5/5 Join the party! Sixty candles for a now acclaimed and yet unstoppable composer.
Sanguine—Carl Nielsen (1865-1931)
4/5 Whatever the personal plot twists, Carl Nielsen was always full of life, as was his music.
Melancholic—Carl Nielsen (1865-1931)
3/5 Lots of love and a bit of sorrow... Nielsen meets his soulmate, and sheds a few tears.
