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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: Thea Musgrave (1928-): Poetry and Pictures

Thea Musgrave (1928-)

Poetry and Pictures

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Donald Macleod and Thea Musgrave on her works inspired by Edward Hopper and JMW Turner

Donald Macleod talks with Thea Musgrave about setting poems she read on the tube and compositions inspired by Edward Hopper and JMW Turner

All this week, Donald Macleod is in conversation with Thea Musgrave as the Scottish born composer celebrates her 90th birthday. 

Donald Macleod talks with Thea about setting poems she read on the Tube, revealing her sense of fun and playfulness. And they also discuss the importance of visual art in Thea’s life and imagination, leading to significant compositions inspired by Edward Hopper and J. M. W. Turner.


On the Underground, Set 2: The Strange and the Exotic
New York Virtuoso Singers
Harold Rosenbaum, conductor

Night Windows for oboe and piano 
Nicholas Daniel, oboe
Huw Watkins, piano

Turbulent Landscapes for orchestra 
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Osmo Vanska, conductor 

Presenter: Donald Macleod
Producer: Rosie Boulton for BBC Wales

Composer of the Week: Thea Musgrave (1928-)

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 is in conversation with Thea Musgrave as she marks her 90th birthday.

Donald Macleod is in conversation with Thea Musgrave as the Scottish composer marks her 90th birthday.

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