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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: Paul Dukas (1865-1935)

Composer of the Week: Paul Dukas (1865-1935): Episode 5

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Paul Dukas (1865-1935)

Episode 5

BBC Radio 3 - Composer of the Week, Paul Dukas (1865-1935), Episode 5

Donald Macleod focuses on Dukas's later years, and works including La peri.

Donald Macleod focuses on Dukas's later years, and why he failed to produce any large-scale works after 1912, turning instead to teaching and music criticism.

Despite the success of his poème dansé La Péri in 1912, Dukas, who lived for a further twenty-three years, failed to produce any further large scale works. In this final episode Donald Macleod considers why Dukas turned to other activities as a pedagogue and a music critic.

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Donald Macleod explores the life and work of Paul Dukas

Donald Macleod explores the life and work of Paul Dukas. An influential voice in musical circles, he comfortably sharedhis time between roles as a composer, musicologist, music critic and teacher

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