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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: Napoleon's Music

Composer of the Week: Napoleon's Music: Episode 5

Napoleon's Music

Episode 5

BBC Radio 3 - Composer of the Week, Napoleon's Music, Episode 5

As Napoleon's ashes are returned from Corsica, artistic rivalries are exposed.

As Napoleon's ashes are returned from Corsica, artistic rivalries are exposed. An unlikely figure records the occasion as a German journalist.

As part of BBC Radio 3's Napoleon season marking two hundred years since his historic retreat from Moscow, Donald Macleod follows the French dictator's relationship with music. 

As Napoleon's ashes are returned from Corsica, artistic rivalries are exposed at the commemoration. And an unlikely figure finds himself present to record the occasion for a German newspaper: none other than Richard Wagner. 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 explores Napoleon's relationship with music

As part of BBC Radio 3's Napoleon season, marking 200 years since his historic retreat from Moscow, Donald Macleod follows the French dictator's relationship with music

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