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Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: Wed 31^st Dec 2008, 12:00 on BBC Radio 3Latest broadcast: Wed 14^th Apr 2010, 22:00 on BBC Radio 3

Donald Macleod and John Eliot Gardiner explore Berlioz the song writer and discover that Berlioz the song writer is really just another aspect of Berlioz the dramatist. Show more

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Composer of the Week

Hector Berlioz (1803-1869)

Episode 1

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: Mon 29^th Dec 2008, 12:00 on BBC Radio 3Latest broadcast: Mon 12^th Apr 2010, 22:00 on BBC Radio 3

Donald Macleod and John Eliot Gardiner explore the music of Hector Berlioz, focusing on the Messe solennelle, which Berlioz composed aged 21. Show more

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Composer of the Week

Hector Berlioz (1803-1869)

Episode 2

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: Tue 30^th Dec 2008, 12:00 on BBC Radio 3Latest broadcast: Tue 13^th Apr 2010, 22:00 on BBC Radio 3

Donald Macleod and John Eliot Gardiner explore two of Berlioz's symphonies - Harold in Italy and Romeo and Juliet. But are they really symphonies? Show more

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Composer of the Week

Hector Berlioz (1803-1869)

Episode 4

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: Thu 1^st Jan 2009, 13:00 on BBC Radio 3Latest broadcast: Thu 15^th Apr 2010, 22:00 on BBC Radio 3

Donald Macleod and John Eliot Gardiner explore the poetic vein of death and melancholy running through Berlioz's output. Show more

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Composer of the Week

Hector Berlioz (1803-1869)

Episode 5

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: Fri 2^nd Jan 2009, 12:00 on BBC Radio 3Latest broadcast: Fri 16^th Apr 2010, 22:00 on BBC Radio 3

Donald Macleod and John Eliot Gardiner focus on what many consider to be the summit of Berlioz's achievement - his gargantuan opera Les Troyens. Show more

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