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Composer of the Week

Music: Classical

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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: Niccolo Paganini (1782-1840)

Composer of the Week: Niccolo Paganini (1782-1840): Episode 5

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Episode 5

Niccolo Paganini (1782-1840)

BBC Radio 3 - Composer of the Week, Niccolo Paganini (1782-1840), Episode 5

Donald Macleod charts Paganini's complex relationship with his own body.

Donald Macleod considers Paganini's relationship with his body, and whether a rare genetic disorder could have contributed to his extraordinary dexterity.

Could a rare genetic disorder have contributed to Paganini's extraordinary dexterity? Donald Macleod charts the violinist's complex relationship with his own body, and also his preference for unproven medicines which left him with serious after-effects.

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 unmasks the real Paganini, with the help of biographer Andrew McGee

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