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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: Avison and Stanley (1709-1770 and 1712-1786)

Composer of the Week: Avison and Stanley (1709-1770 and 1712-1786): Episode 4: Stanley the Celebrated Organist

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Episode 4: Stanley the Celebrated Organist

Avison and Stanley (1709-1770 and 1712-1786)

Stanley the Celebrated Organist

BBC Radio 3 - Composer of the Week, Avison and Stanley (1709-1770 and 1712-1786), Stanley the Celebrated Organist

Donald Macleod explores how John Stanley overcame blindness to be a celebrated organist.

After a tragic accident at home which left him blinded at the age of only 2, John Stanley started studying music at 7. By the time he was 11 he had his first professional job as organist at All Hallows Church in London and became the youngest person to obtain a BMus degree from Oxford University at 16. It was just the beginning of a career which would end with a Royal appointmentment. 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 lives and music of Charles Avison and John Stanley

Donald Macleod explores the lives and music of two composers who were 18th-century contemporaries but worked at opposite ends of the country: Charles Avison in Newcastle and John Stanley in London

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