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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: Max Christian Friedrich Bruch (1838-1920)

Composer of the Week: Max Christian Friedrich Bruch (1838-1920): Episode 2: The Court Composer: Coblenz

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Episode 2: The Court Composer: Coblenz

Max Christian Friedrich Bruch (1838-1920)

The Court Composer: Coblenz

BBC Radio 3 - Composer of the Week, Max Christian Friedrich Bruch (1838-1920), The Court Composer: Coblenz

Donald Macleod focuses on the works Bruch wrote as court composer in Coblenz.

Donald Macleod focuses on the works Bruch wrote as court composer in Coblenz and the influence of folksong on his melodies. Including Seven Scottish Folksongs; Violin Concerto No 1.

Donald Macleod looks at the works Bruch wrote as a court composer in Coblenz, and the influence of folksong on his melodies. Though Bruch went on to compose two more violin concertos and plenty of other works, he never struck gold as he did in his first Concerto for violin. The Concerto was so wildly popular that musicians would lie in wait for him on street corners in Naples, ready to break out into it when they saw him coming.

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Donald Macleod explores the life and work of German Romantic composer Max Bruch

Donald Macleod explores the life and work of German Romantic composer and conductor Max Bruch

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