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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: Michael Praetorius (1571-1621)

Composer of the Week: Michael Praetorius (1571-1621): Episode 5: Breaking Free - Martin Luther's Revolution: A Farewell to Myself

Michael Praetorius (1571-1621)

Episode 5

Episode 5: Breaking Free - Martin Luther's Revolution: A Farewell to Myself

Breaking Free - Martin Luther's Revolution: A Farewell to Myself

BBC Radio 3 - Composer of the Week, Michael Praetorius (1571-1621), Breaking Free - Martin Luther's Revolution: A Farewell to Myself

Donald Macleod focuses on Praetorius's final years and works.

Donald Macleod focuses on Praetorius's final years and works, as the musical establishment in Wolfenbuttel declined and he lost his job.

Donald Macleod explores the life and career of the most revered composers of his age - Michael Praetorius - a key figure in the music of the Reformation. In this week's final programme, Donald Macleod explores Michael Praetorius's final years and works, as the musical establishment in Wolfenbüttel declines and he loses his job.

Ein feste Burg... 
Kammerchor der Frauenkirche Dresden
Instrumenta Musica
Matthias Grunert (organ & conductor)

Missa: gantz Teudsch - Gloria
Gabrieli Consort and Players
Paul McCreesh (conductor)

Magnificat: Meine Seel erhebt den Herren
Musica Fiata
La Capella Ducale
Roland Wilson (conductor)

Quem pastores laudavere
Choir of Westminster Cathedral
The Parley of Instruments
David Hill (conductor)

Der CXVI - Psalm Davids
Huelgas Ensemble
Paul van Nevel (conductor)

Producer: Sam Phillips

Part of Radio 3's Breaking Free series of programmes exploring Martin Luther's Revolution.

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Donald Macleod explores the life and music of Michael Praetorius

Donald Macleod explores the life and career of the most revered composers of his age, Michael Praetorius, who was a key figure in the music of the Reformation

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