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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: Richard Wagner

Composer of the Week: Richard Wagner: Episode 4: The Mad King

Richard Wagner

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Episode 4: The Mad King

The Mad King

BBC Radio 3 - Composer of the Week, Richard Wagner, The Mad King

Donald Macleod on how Wagner's luck hit new heights thanks to a new king of Bavaria.

Donald Macleod explores how Wagner's talent for escaping trouble hit new heights thanks to a new King of Bavaria.

Wagner's talent for escaping trouble hits new heights thanks to a new King of Bavaria, whose sanity was questionable. The composer, a left-wing revolutionary who had fought on the streets in Dresden, now brought about a revolution in music with the help of a ridiculously spoiled and pampered monarch. King Ludwig happened to be Wagner's number one fan and gave the ever-ambitious composer seemingly limitless financial backing. With Donald Macleod.

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 explores the life and controversial music of Richard Wagner

Donald Macleod explores the life and controversial work of Richard Wagner. His life was every bit as much of a titanic saga as the epic music dramas which he created

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