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Composer of the Week

Music: Classical

Kate Molleson

An informative guide to composers' lives and their music.

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

Composer of the Week: Carl Nielsen (1865-1931)

Composer of the Week: Carl Nielsen (1865-1931): Episode 3: Anne Marie

Carl Nielsen (1865-1931)

Episode 3

Episode 3: Anne Marie

Anne Marie

BBC Radio 3 - Composer of the Week, Carl Nielsen (1865-1931), Anne Marie

Donald Macleod Donald focuses on Nielsen's Hymnus amoris and his marriage to a sculptor.

Donald Macleod Donald focuses on the work Hymnus amoris, as well as the highs and lows of Nielsen's marriage to sculptor Anne Marie Brodersen.

"Hymnus Amoris" and marriage brought Carl Nielsen the hope that he would reach a united goal in life and love, with his young wife, the sculptor Anne Marie Brodersen. The reality of two such dedicated artists sharing their lives proved even more challenging than his aspiration.

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 work of Danish composer Carl Nielsen

Donald Macleod explores the life and work of Danish composer Carl Nielsen, regarded as one of the most important composers of his generation

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