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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: Jan Ladislav Dussek (1760-1812)

Composer of the Week: Jan Ladislav Dussek (1760-1812): Episode 3: London and the Now-Celebrated Mr Dussek

Jan Ladislav Dussek (1760-1812)

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Episode 3: London and the Now-Celebrated Mr Dussek

London and the Now-Celebrated Mr Dussek

BBC Radio 3 - Composer of the Week, Jan Ladislav Dussek (1760-1812), London and the Now-Celebrated Mr Dussek

With Dussek's star on the rise, Donald Macleod focuses on the decade he spent in London.

With Dussek's star on the rise, Donald Macleod focuses on the decade the composer and pianist spent in London. There, he found fame and love and started a new business venture.

Donald Macleod explores the life and career of the virtuoso pianist and composer Jan Ladislav Dussek, a musician revered in his own time, but largely forgotten today. In Wednesday's episode, with Dussek's star on the rise, Donald Macleod focuses on the time the composer and pianist spent in London. He settled for over a decade there, finding fame, love, and starting a bold new business venture.


Piano Sonata in B flat, Op 39 No 1 (I. Allegro moderato e maestoso)
Andreas Staier, fortepiano

Duet for Harp and Pianoforte in E flat major, Op 38 (I. Allegro)
Richard Egarr, fortepiano
Masumi Nagasawa, harp

Piano Sonata in C minor, Op 35 No 3 (II. Adagio patetico ed espressivo)
Andreas Staier, fortepiano

Piano Quintet in F minor, Op 41 (III. Finale - Allegretto ma espressivo)
Nepomuk Fortepiano Quintet

Piano Sonata in E flat major, Op 44 "The Farewell" (I. Introduzione: Grave - Allegro moderato)
Malcolm Bilson, fortepiano

Producer: Sam Phillips.

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Donald Macleod explores the life and career of pianist and composer Jan Ladislav Dussek

Donald Macleod explores the life and career of virtuoso pianist and composer Jan Ladislav Dussek, a performer and composer revered in his own time, but largely forgotten today

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