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Composer of the WeekEpisodes

  1. Tomorrow16:00
    BBC Radio 3

    Spreading FameJoseph Haydn (1732-1809)

    4/5Donald Macleod explores Haydn’s growing popularity throughout Europe.

  2. Friday16:00
    BBC Radio 3

    "Sad to be a slave"Joseph Haydn (1732-1809)

    5/5Donald Macleod explores how Haydn grew frustrated at his life in Esterhaza.

  3. Monday16:00
    BBC Radio 3

    It takes a villageCamille Saint-Saëns (1835-1921)

    1/5Saint‑Saëns’s early musical gifts take shape in a home headed by two brilliant women.

  4. Next Tuesday16:00
    BBC Radio 3

    To the salon!Camille Saint-Saëns (1835-1921)

    2/5Saint‑Saëns steps into Paris’s salons as Donald Macleod follows his early career.

  5. Next Wednesday16:00
    BBC Radio 3

    Love in the time of conquestCamille Saint-Saëns (1835-1921)

    3/5Donald Macleod follows Saint-Saëns as teaching, ambition and politics reshape his world.

  6. Next Thursday16:00
    BBC Radio 3

    Triumph and TragedyCamille Saint-Saëns (1835-1921)

    4/5Saint-Saëns faces turmoil as his personal life takes a turn. With Donald Macleod.

  7. Fri 1 May 202616:00
    BBC Radio 3

    Travelling ManCamille Saint-Saëns (1835-1921)

    5/5Donald Macleod follows Saint‑Saëns on the travels that shaped his later music.

  8. Mon 4 May 202616:00
    BBC Radio 3

    The AppleBela Bartok (1881-1945)

    1/5A mysterious folk tune ignites young Bartók's imagination.

  9. Tue 5 May 202616:00
    BBC Radio 3

    Painted FlowersBela Bartok (1881-1945)

    2/5Bartók meets a fellow folk song collector.

  10. Wed 6 May 202616:00
    BBC Radio 3

    BluebeardBela Bartok (1881-1945)

    3/5Bartók recovers from romantic rejection.

  11. Thu 7 May 202616:00
    BBC Radio 3

    Wooden PrinceBela Bartok (1881-1945)

    4/5The world plunges into war, with Bartók's Hungary at the centre.

  12. Fri 8 May 202616:00
    BBC Radio 3

    Night MusicBela Bartok (1881-1945)

    5/5Bartók faces a big decision: stay in Hungary or leave forever?

  13. Mon 11 May 202616:00
    BBC Radio 3

    ColumbusedFlorence Price (1887-1953)

    1/5Kate Molleson and Samantha Ege explore Florence Price’s early years.

  14. Tue 12 May 202616:00
    BBC Radio 3

    New WorldFlorence Price (1887-1953)

    2/5Kate Molleson follows Florence Price through music college and beyond, with Samantha Ege.

  15. Wed 13 May 202616:00
    BBC Radio 3

    Dean of the MidwestFlorence Price (1887-1953)

    3/5Florence Price takes the Windy City by storm. With Kate Molleson and Samantha Ege.

  16. Thu 14 May 202616:00
    BBC Radio 3

    All the World's Fair's a stageFlorence Price (1887-1953)

    4/5Florence Price steps onto a national stage. With Kate Molleson and Samantha Ege.

  17. Fri 15 May 202616:00
    BBC Radio 3

    More than a womanFlorence Price (1887-1953)

    5/5Kate Molleson and Samantha Ege discuss the growing legacy of Florence Price.