Donald Macleod explores Amy Beach's Grand Mass in E flat, and charts the composer's journey from piano prodigy to respected composer and 'respectable wife'. Show more

Donald Macleod focuses on the last decade of Amy Beach's life, when she started to feel her age. With a rare performance of the chamber opera Cabildo. Show more

Donald Macleod focuses on Amy Beach's experiences at the idyllic Macdowell Colony, an artists' retreat. Including a selection of evocative chamber works. Show more

Donald Macleod explores the aftermath of the deaths of Amy Beach's husband and mother. This period saw her gain the freedom to compose and perform as she wished. Show more

Donald Macleod introduces Amy Beach's Gaelic symphony of 1897, written shortly after Dvorak had called on American composers to forge a new national identity in music. Show more