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Composer of the Week

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An informative guide to composers' lives and their music.

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

Composer of the Week: Jacques Offenbach (1819-1880)

Composer of the Week: Jacques Offenbach (1819-1880): Episode 3

Jacques Offenbach (1819-1880)

Episode 3

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Donald Macleod discusses Offenbach's La vie parisienne and Les Brigands.

Donald explains how Offenbach's La vie parisienne and Les Brigands entertained the Parisian home crowd, and the composer tried his hand at romantic opera in Vienna.

Offenbach's domination of the Parisian theatres encourages the composer to keep writing new operas with breathtaking speed. However the political and artistic climate of the Second Empire is starting to change and Offenbach will need to adapt to survive. 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 Jacques Offenbach

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