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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: Johan Svendsen (1840-1911)

Composer of the Week: Johan Svendsen (1840-1911): Episode 3

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Johan Svendsen (1840-1911)

BBC Radio 3 - Composer of the Week, Johan Svendsen (1840-1911), Episode 3

Donald Macleod follows Svenden's early efforts in rejuvenating Norway's national music.

Donald Macleod follows Svenden's early efforts in rejuvenating Norway's national music and on a trip to Bayreuth for Wagner's birthday party.

The hunt is on for way of rejuvenating Norway's national music, and Svendsen thinks he might have the answer. Donald Macleod follows him in his early efforts, and also on a trip to Bayreuth where the ever-modest Richard Wagner has requested 120 of the world's finest musicians to come and play for his birthday party.

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 work of Norwegian composer Johan Svendsen

Donald Macleod marks the centenary of Johan Svendsen, who became a Norwegian cultural hero as composer, conductor and saviour of a faltering musical tradition

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