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Composer of the Week: Gluck

BBC Radio 3
on BBC Radio 3

With Alceste and its successor Paride ed Elena,
Gluck's reforms of Italian opera leapt ahead - simpler forms, more drama, and a quest for "beautiful simplicity". Presented by Gwen Hughes. Discs

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Presented By:
Gwen Hughes.
Source: Radio Times

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Live music and the arts: broadcasts more live music than any other radio network. Classical music is its core. Genres include world and new music, jazz, speech and drama.

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