First broadcast: on BBC Radio 3Latest broadcast: on BBC Radio 3
With Donald Macleod. With his country at war in the 1940s, Schuman wrote a series of patriotic works that would that would cement his place as one of America's leading composers. Show more
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 3Latest broadcast: on BBC Radio 3
Apart from music, Schuman had one other love in life: the all-American ball game. Donald Macleod explores the composition of his unique one-act 'baseball opera' The Mighty Casey. Show more
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 3Latest broadcast: on BBC Radio 3
Donald Macleod explores the wrangling that dogged Schuman after becoming president of the Lincoln Center. Plus the BBC Radio 3 premiere of Concerto on Old English Rounds. Show more
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 3Latest broadcast: on BBC Radio 3
Donald Macleod introduces Schuman's final years, including a rare recording of his witty Mail Order Madrigals - setting ads from a shopping catalogue. Show more
