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    Travelling ManCamille Saint-Saëns (1835-1921)

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

    Triumph and TragedyCamille Saint-Saëns (1835-1921)

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

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

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

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

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

    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.

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

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

    Spreading FameJoseph Haydn (1732-1809)

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

    AmadeusJoseph Haydn (1732-1809)

    3/5Donald Macleod explores the friendship between Haydn and Mozart.

    ViennaJoseph Haydn (1732-1809)

    2/5Donald Macleod explores Haydn’s trips from Esterhaza to Vienna.

    The Esterhaza OperaJoseph Haydn (1732-1809)

    1/5Donald Macleod explores how his employer’s obsession fuelled his own musical growth.

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