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BBC Radio 3 is a radio channel that started transmitting on the 30th September 1967. It replaced Third Programme.

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Composer of the Week

Music: Classical

An informative guide to composers' lives and their music.

An informative and accessible guide to composers' lives and their music.

Composer of the Week: Carl Philipp Emmanuel Bach (1714-1788)

Composer of the Week: Carl Philipp Emmanuel Bach (1714-1788): Episode 3: To Stir the Heart

Carl Philipp Emmanuel Bach (1714-1788)

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Episode 3: To Stir the Heart

To Stir the Heart

BBC Radio 3 - Composer of the Week, Carl Philipp Emmanuel Bach (1714-1788), To Stir the Heart

Donald Macleod on how the Seven Years War affected CPE Bach's life in Berlin.

Donald Macleod discovers how the Seven Years War affected life in Berlin during CPE Bach's tenure as harpsichordist at the court of Frederick the Great.

To Stir the Heart

Donald Macleod discovers how the Seven Years War affected life in Berlin during CPE Bach's tenure as harpsichordist at the court of Frederick the Great, and finds insights into Bach's musical philosophy: "I believe that music must, first and foremost, stir the heart ...".

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 the life and music of CPE Bach

Donald Macleod explores the life and music of CPE Bach, and discovers that there is more to him than his famous name

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