First broadcast: on BBC Radio 3Latest broadcast: on BBC Radio 3
Donald Macleod discusses a pair of major commissions Cherubini undertook in 1805 and 1815 - Chant sur la mort de Joseph Haydn and Symphony in D. Show more
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 3Latest broadcast: on BBC Radio 3
Donald Macleod explores Cherubini's extraordinary political flexibility - which was an essential survival skill in post-revolutionary France. With Marche Funebre; Requiem (1816). Show more
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 3Latest broadcast: on BBC Radio 3
Donald Macleod focuses on Cherubini's last 20 years, when he reformed the Paris Conservatoire and composed his last, unsuccessful opera, Ali Baba. Show more
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 3Latest broadcast: on BBC Radio 3
Donald Macleod focuses on Cherubini's roots in Italy, his first trip to London and his first international smash. With Petrus apostolus (1778) and Nemo gaudeat (1781). Show more