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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: Ravel and His World

Composer of the Week: Ravel and His World: Episode 4: Musical Chairs

Ravel and His World

Episode 4

Episode 4: Musical Chairs

Musical Chairs

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The influence of two contrasting musical ideologies on the composers in Les Apaches.

Donald Macleod consider how contrasting ideologies promoted by the Paris Conservatoire and the Schola Cantorum influenced composers in Les Apaches.

Donald Macleod considers how contrasting ideologies promoted by the Paris Conservatoire and the Schola Cantorum influenced the composers in the group "Les Apaches".
While Inghelbrecht dabbled in popular song, Ladmirault's fascination with folksong led to several settings of folksongs, recorded specially by the BBC Singers. The group's interests also leant towards the exotic, with Florent Schmitt's treatment of the biblical story of Salome and Maurice Delage's fascination with India. With Jann Pasler from the University of California, San Diego.

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 Ravel's life and music in context with his friends in Les Apaches.

Donald Macleod explores Ravel's life and music in context with his friends in the artistic group Les Apaches. As well as Ravel, there is music by Maurice Delage, Déodat de Séverac and Florent Schmitt

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