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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: Andre Campra (1660-1744)

Composer of the Week: Andre Campra (1660-1744): Episode 4

Andre Campra (1660-1744)

Episode 4

BBC Radio 3 - Composer of the Week, Andre Campra (1660-1744), Episode 4

Donald Macleod considers the impact the succession of Louis XV had on Campra.

Donald Macleod considers the impact the succession of Louis XV had on Campra. Music includes Notus in Judea, which was dedicated to the king.

Presented by Donald Macleod. 
Patronage played a significant part in André Campra's life. When Louis XIV died Campra's own patron, the Duke of Orleans, became Regent for the five year old Louis XV. After the royal court moved from Versailles to Paris Campra was well placed to manipulate circumstances to his own advantage. Guest William Christie fills in the background.

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 and William Christie explore the life and work of Andre Campra

Donald Macleod and musicologist, harpsichordist and conductor William Christie explore the life and work of Andre Campra, to mark the 350th anniversary of the French composer's birth

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