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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: Georges Bizet (1838-1875)

Composer of the Week: Georges Bizet (1838-1875): Episode 1: Carmen and Back to the Beginning

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Georges Bizet (1838-1875)

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Episode 1: Carmen and Back to the Beginning

Carmen and Back to the Beginning

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Donald Macleod traces Bizet's musical development back to its roots.

Donald Macleod traces Bizet's musical development back to its roots and presents some of his earliest works, including the Symphony in C, written when the composer was just 17.

Georges Bizet's Carmen is reputed to have had a disastrous opening night, but as Donald Macleod discovers in today's programme, it wasn't quite as simple as that. Although by the end of that performance the critical reception was negative enough to deeply upset the composer, there were times during the premiere when it seemed as if Carmen would turn out to be the triumph that Bizet had wanted for so long. We trace his musical development back to its roots and hear some of his earliest works, including the Symphony in C, written when Bizet was just 17.

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Donald Macleod explores the life and music of Georges Bizet

Donald Macleod explores the life and music of Georges Bizet, a pianist and composer, known for writing operas such as Carmen and The Pearl Fishers

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