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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: Delalande and Marais (1657-1726 and 1656-1728)

Composer of the Week: Delalande and Marais (1657-1726 and 1656-1728): Episode 2

Delalande and Marais (1657-1726 and 1656-1728)

Episode 2

BBC Radio 3 - Composer of the Week, Delalande and Marais (1657-1726 and 1656-1728), Episode 2

Donald Macleod on Delalande's seeking to impress Louis XIV and Marais's work with Lully.

Donald Macleod focuses on Delalande's seeking to impress Louis XIV in a competition and the progression of Marais's careers under the aegis of Lully.

In 1683 the court of Louis XIV moved to Versailles and the King held a competition to appoint four chapel music masters and composers. Ambitious and talented, Delalande was one of the young candidates hoping to impress the King. Meanwhile, under the aegis of Lully, Marais's career was progressing. 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 the life and music of Marin Marais and Michel-Richard Delalande

Donald Macleod explores the life and music of Marin Marais and Michel-Richard Delalande, successors to Lully at the Louis XIV's court

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