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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: Claudio Monteverdi  (1567-1643)

Composer of the Week: Claudio Monteverdi  (1567-1643): Episode 3

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Claudio Monteverdi  (1567-1643)

Episode 3

BBC Radio 3 - Composer of the Week, Claudio Monteverdi  (1567-1643), Episode 3

Donald Macleod discusses Monteverdi's work towards a revolutionary new form called opera.

Donald Macleod discusses Monteverdi's work towards a revolutionary new form called opera, which would set the template for the next 400 years.

Music had always been secondary to drama in the court theatre at Mantua and across Europe, but Monteverdi was working towards a revolutionary new form called opera, that would set the template for the next four hundred years. 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 follows Monteverdi on the road to stardom at the court of Mantua

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