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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: Michael Nyman (1944-present)

Composer of the Week: Michael Nyman (1944-present): Episode 2: Nyman's Early Collaborations

Michael Nyman (1944-present)

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Episode 2: Nyman's Early Collaborations

Nyman's Early Collaborations

BBC Radio 3 - Composer of the Week, Michael Nyman (1944-present), Nyman's Early Collaborations

Donald Macleod is joined by Michael Nyman to explore the composer's early collaborations.

Donald Macleod is joined by Michael Nyman to explore the composer's early collaborations, including film with Peter Greenaway.

One of the most popular and yet controversial composers of our time, Michael Nyman exclusively in conversation with Donald Macleod.

By 1977, Nyman composed In Re Don Giovanni, which has been hailed as his first 'original' work. As a youth when Nyman's contemporaries were listening to pop music, Nyman was listening to Mozart. The Catalogue Song in Mozart's opera Don Giovanni stayed in Nyman's memory, and in In Re Don Giovanni it receives a truly Nymanesque treatment, subjected to rock 'n' roll, minimalism, and that emerging Nyman sound world.

During the 70s and 80s, there were a number of important collaborations for Nyman, including touring with Steve Reich in the UK. Another important collaborator was Peter Greenaway, and this relationship led to a number of significant and successful films, including The Draughtsman's Contract (1982).

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 presents an exclusive week of interview with Michael Nyman.

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