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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 3

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Hector Berlioz (1803-1869)

Episode 3

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

Donald Macleod introduces excerpts from three radically different Berlioz symphonies.

Donald Macleod introduces excerpts from three Berlioz symphonies - each one radically different from the others.

Donald Macleod introduces extracts from three symphonies by Berlioz - each one radically different from the others. And we hear about the relationships he had with some of his fellow artists in nineteenth century Paris, including Paganini and Wagner.

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 the great musical innovator Hector Berlioz

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