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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: Irving Berlin (1888-1989)

Composer of the Week: Irving Berlin (1888-1989): Episode 5: The Song Is Ended

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Irving Berlin (1888-1989)

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Episode 5: The Song Is Ended

The Song Is Ended

BBC Radio 3 - Composer of the Week, Irving Berlin (1888-1989), The Song Is Ended

Donald Macleod explores Irving Berlin's final years.

Donald Macleod explores Irving Berlin's final years, when after several attempts at one last big hit show, he became a recluse.

Donald Macleod looks at Berlin's final years and projects, including his last Broadway musical Mr President, and an intended swansong to the cinema, Say it with Music. After several attempts at one last big hit show, he became a recluse as he entered the final phase of his life, fighting off any attempt to document his life or examine his music, and becoming a prisoner of himself.

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 Irving Berlin

Donald Macleod explores the life and work of Irving Berlin, a composer whose career spanned Dvorak to The Beatles. A celebrated songwriter, he composed for both Hollywood and Broadway

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