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Composer of the Week

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An informative guide to composers' lives and their music.

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

Composer of the Week: Jan Dismas Zelenka (1679-1745)

Composer of the Week: Jan Dismas Zelenka (1679-1745): Episode 2

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Jan Dismas Zelenka (1679-1745)

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Donald Macleod explore the life and work of Jan Zelenka.

Jan Dismas Zelenka (1679-1745): 2/5. Donald Macleod on how Zelenka had the chance to impress the Dresden court with a musical drama bigger than anything he had previously done.

With Donald Macleod. A royal wedding gives Zelenka the perfect chance to impress the Dresden court with a musical drama bigger than anything he's previously attempted. But it's in another area that he soon begins to specialise: as a composer of requiem masses, including a stunning work written for the obsequies of his own father in 1724.

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 traces Jan Zelenka's career at the opulent court of Dresden

Donald Macleod traces Jan Zelenka's career at the opulent court of Dresden, which was famed for its art collections, lavish festivals, and extravagant religious ceremonies

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