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Composer of the Week

Music: Classical

Kate Molleson

An informative guide to composers' lives and their music.

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

Composer of the Week: Tomas Luis de Victoria (1548-1611)

Composer of the Week: Tomas Luis de Victoria (1548-1611): Episode 4: A Priest in Rome

Tomas Luis de Victoria (1548-1611)

Episode 4

Episode 4: A Priest in Rome

A Priest in Rome

BBC Radio 3 - Composer of the Week, Tomas Luis de Victoria (1548-1611), A Priest in Rome

Donald Macleod explores Victoria found work as a musician inseparable from being a priest.

Tomas Luis de Victoria (1548-1611). 4/5. A Priest in Rome: Donald Macleod explores how, despite the opportunities open to him, Victoria found himself drawn to a spiritual vocation.

As one of the brightest musical talents in Rome, all kinds of prestigious positions could have been in his sights, but Victoria found himself drawn to a more spiritual vocation. Presented by 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 the life and work of Spanish composer Tomas Luis de Victoria

Donald Macleod explores the life and work of Spanish Renaissance composer Tomas Luis de Victoria

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