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Composer of the Week

Music: Classical

Kate Molleson

An informative guide to composers' lives and their music.

An informative and accessible guide to composers' lives and their music.

Composer of the Week: Michael Nyman (1944-present)

Composer of the Week: Michael Nyman (1944-present): Episode 5: Nyman: Composer, Photographer and Filmmaker

Michael Nyman (1944-present)

Episode 5

Episode 5: Nyman: Composer, Photographer and Filmmaker

Nyman: Composer, Photographer and Filmmaker

BBC Radio 3 - Composer of the Week, Michael Nyman (1944-present), Nyman: Composer, Photographer and Filmmaker

Donald Macleod focuses on Michael Nyman's collaborations.

Donald Macleod focuses on Michael Nyman's collaborations, including the work Three Ways of Describing Rain, which incorporates elements of Indian classical music.

One of the most popular and yet controversial composers of our time, Michael Nyman exclusively in conversation with Donald Macleod.

In recent years, Michael Nyman has had to juggle a very busy schedule performing in, and directing the Michael Nyman Band, composing, and other recent activities as both a photographer and filmmaker. Nyman in exclusive interview with Donald Macleod, discusses his recent career.

Collaboration remains an important part of Nyman's career as a composer. This has included working with the vocalist and song writer David McAlmont, recycling a number of older works by Nyman, and turning them into new songs. These works, such as 'Secrets, Accusations and Charges', or 'City of Turin', focus upon contemporary issues, sometimes sensitive, and sometimes poignant.

The final work, Three ways of describing rain (2000), is another example of Nyman collaborating across cultures. East meets West, and Nyman has described this as a "coming together" with Indian classical music cultures. It is a re-release, hot off the press, and Nyman explores this work with 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 presents an exclusive week of interview with Michael Nyman.

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