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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: Heinrich Schutz (1585-1672)

Composer of the Week: Heinrich Schutz (1585-1672): Episode 4: A Decade Attempting to Retire

Heinrich Schutz (1585-1672)

Episode 4

Episode 4: A Decade Attempting to Retire

A Decade Attempting to Retire

BBC Radio 3 - Composer of the Week, Heinrich Schutz (1585-1672), A Decade Attempting to Retire

Donald Macleod focuses on Schutz's years spent at the penniless court in Dresden.

Donald Macleod focuses on Schutz's years spent at the penniless court in Dresden. The composer was desperate to retire, but found his pleas ignored.

Donald Macleod explores the life and music of the man described as the "father of German Music", Heinrich Schutz (1585-1672). Today, Donald focuses on the years Schutz spent at the penniless court in Dresden, where musicians' wages frequently went unpaid. Schutz was desperate to retire, but found his pleas ignored by the aged Elector Johann Georg I.

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 music of German composer Heinrich Schutz

Donald Macleod explores the life and music of the man described as the 'father of German music', Heinrich Schutz

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