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Duration: 1 hour, 15 minutes

First broadcast: Thu 31^st Dec 2009, 18:30 on BBC Radio 3

Petroc Trelawny chairs a live studio no-holds-barred debate to find the Composer of the Year. Each of the four composers is represented by a passionate and partisan advocate. Show more

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Composers of the Year

Episode 1

Duration: 3 hours

First broadcast: Thu 31^st Dec 2009, 07:00 on BBC Radio 3

Rob Cowan introduces music by BBC Radio 3's Composers of the Year: Purcell, Handel, Haydn and Mendelssohn. Including a Haydn symphony and Mendelssohn's Hear My Prayer. Show more

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Composers of the Year

Episode 2

Duration: 4 hours

First broadcast: Thu 31^st Dec 2009, 10:00 on BBC Radio 3

Sarah Walker presents highlights from BBC Radio 3 broadcasts of music by its four Composers of the Year in 2009. Show more

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Composers of the Year

Episode 3

Duration: 4 hours, 30 minutes

First broadcast: Thu 31^st Dec 2009, 14:00 on BBC Radio 3

Andrew McGregor introduces music by BBC Radio 3's four Composers of the Year in 2009, beginning with an acclaimed production by the Royal Opera House of Purcell's Dido and Aeneas. Show more

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Composers of the Year

Episode 5

Duration: 1 hour, 30 minutes

First broadcast: Thu 31^st Dec 2009, 19:45 on BBC Radio 3

Petroc Trelawny and Louise Fryer reveal who - out of Purcell, Handel, Haydn and Mendelssohn - Radio 3 listeners have voted Composer of the Year. Plus music by the winning composer. Show more

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