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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: Henry Purcell (1659-1695)

Composer of the Week: Henry Purcell (1659-1695): Episode 4: The Years 1691-92

Henry Purcell (1659-1695)

Episode 4

Episode 4: The Years 1691-92

The Years 1691-92

BBC Radio 3 - Composer of the Week, Henry Purcell (1659-1695), The Years 1691-92

Donald Macleod explores English myth and fantasy in The Fairy Queen and King Arthur.

Donald Macleod examines two Purcell operas with elements of English myth and fantasy: The Fairy Queen and King Arthur.

Donald Macleod examines two operas with elements of English myth and fantasy: "The Fairy Queen" and "King Arthur". Part of BBC Radio 3's "Baroque Spring": a month long season of baroque music and culture.

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.

The life and music of arguably the greatest English Baroque composer, Henry Purcell

For Radio 3's Baroque Spring season, Donald Macleod explores the life and music of arguably the greatest English composer of the era, Henry Purcell

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