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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: Bach in Cothen

Composer of the Week: Bach in Cothen: Episode 5

Bach in Cothen

Episode 5

BBC Radio 3 - Composer of the Week, Bach in Cothen, Episode 5

Donald Macleod charts Bach's first Christmas in a new professional home.

Donald Macleod details how, not for the first time, Bach found himself with itchy feet, despite being able to work with unprecedented freedom.

Not for the first time Bach finds himself with itchy feet, despite being able to work with a freedom unprecedented in his career. This time a move is confirmed, and Bach finds himself celebrating Christmas at one of Germany's most prestigious musical establishments. 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 Bach's six years in service at the court of Cothen

Donald Macleod explores Bach's six years in service at the court of Cothen. It gave him the opportunity to explore fresh musical ground and open himself up to new styles of music making

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