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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: Andrea and Giovanni Gabrieli

Composer of the Week: Andrea and Giovanni Gabrieli: Episode 2

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Andrea and Giovanni Gabrieli

BBC Radio 3 - Composer of the Week, Andrea and Giovanni Gabrieli, Episode 2

Donald Macleod presents organ works and sacred vocal music written for St Mark's, Venice.

Donald Macleod introduces organ works and sacred vocal music written for St Mark's in Venice.

In 1585 Giovanni Gabrieli became one of the organists at St Mark's in Venice, alongside his uncle Andrea. Donald Macleod introduces some of organ works and sacred vocal music written during that period.

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 work of Andrea and nephew Giovanni Gabrieli

Donald Macleod explores the work of Andrea and nephew Giovanni Gabrieli, who presided over public music-making at a time when Venice was becoming one of the key centres of musical life in Europe

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