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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 5

Andre Campra (1660-1744)

Episode 5

BBC Radio 3 - Composer of the Week, Andre Campra (1660-1744), Episode 5

Donald Macleod and William Christie discuss Campra's later years.

Donald Macleod and William Christie discuss Campra's later years. Including a setting of the composer's Psalm 19, Exaudiat te Dominus, Enee et Didon and part of Requiem.

Presented by Donald Macleod. 
Having survived years of relative instability as a freelance musician, in 1723 André Campra finally managed to secure a position as one of the Masters of the Royal Chapel at Versailles. It's one of the reasons why, in his later years, he produced relatively little secular music, despite his natural abilities in that area. Having recorded and performed Campra's music over many years, William Christie puts the case for better awareness of his music outside France.

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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