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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: Joseph Haydn (1732-1809)

Composer of the Week: Joseph Haydn (1732-1809): Episode 5

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Joseph Haydn (1732-1809)

Episode 5

BBC Radio 3 - Composer of the Week, Joseph Haydn (1732-1809), Episode 5

Donald Macleod focuses on some of Haydn's later works.

Donald Macleod focuses on some of Haydn's later works, and how, with his very last musical offering, he returned to his beloved string quartets.

Donald Macleod continues his story of the 'Father of the string quartet'. As Haydn slipped into retirement, he crowned his career with a series of grand public masterpieces but for his very last musical offering, he returned to his beloved string quartets.

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 Haydn through the string quartet

Donald Macleod explores the life and work of Joseph Haydn through a genre of music he virtually invented, the string quartet

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