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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: Hector Berlioz (1803-1869)

Composer of the Week: Hector Berlioz (1803-1869): Episode 2

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Hector Berlioz (1803-1869)

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BBC Radio 3 - Composer of the Week, Hector Berlioz (1803-1869), Episode 2

Donald Macleod on how Berlioz's time spent in Italy made its presence felt in his music.

Donald Macleod considers how Berlioz's time spent studying in Italy made its presence felt in the composer's music throughout his life.

At his fourth attempt, Berlioz finally won the prestigious Prix de Rome. The good news was the substantial financial package, plus free entry to every opera house in Europe. The bad news was a compulsory two year stay in Rome, studying at the Villa Medici. Berlioz, whose love life was rather fragile at the time, didn't want to go at all, and when he got there did very little composition and lots of complaining. Nevertheless, his time in Italy made its presence felt in his music throughout his life. Donald Macleod investigates.

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Donald Macleod explores the life and work of the great musical innovator Hector Berlioz

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