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Composer of the Week

Music: Classical

An informative guide to composers' lives and their music.

An informative and accessible guide to composers' lives and their music.

Composer of the Week: Spanish Baroque (1600-1750)

Composer of the Week: Spanish Baroque (1600-1750): Episode 4

Spanish Baroque (1600-1750)

Episode 4

BBC Radio 3 - Composer of the Week, Spanish Baroque (1600-1750), Episode 4

Donald Macleod explores the fierce debates about what constituted 'proper' Spanish music.

Donald Macleod explores the fierce debates about what constituted 'proper' Spanish music as a new generation of composers came of age and exotic dance styles were exported.

Donald Macleod explores the little-known music of 17th and 18th-century Spain.

As a new generation of Spanish composers came of age and the influence of Italian forms strengthened, fierce debates raged about what constituted 'proper' Spanish music. Meanwhile, Spain was exporting a wealth of exotic dance styles to the rest of Europe.

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.

Donald Macleod uncovers the little-known musical treasures of 17th and 18th-century Spain.

Donald Macleod shines a spotlight on the brilliant, but little-known musicians of 17th and 18th-century Spain and uncovers a hidden treasure-trove of masterpieces

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