Donald Macleod focuses on the effects of 'Mendelssohn mania' in the UK, as the composer created a huge impact in the 1830s. He also explores RPS commissions by JB Cramer and Bartok. Show more
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Donald Macleod explores Wagner's tumultuous season in charge of the RPS's orchestra in 1855. Plus RPS commissions by Spohr, Stendale Bennett, Tchaikovsky and Musgrave. Show more
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200 Years of the Royal Philharmonic Society
Episode 1: Commissioning Beethoven's Ninth
1 hour
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 3Latest broadcast: on BBC Radio 3
Donald Macleod explores how the Royal Philharmonic Society came to commission Beethoven's monumental Ninth Symphony. Show more
Donald Macleod explores London's musical life in the late 1800s and the relationship the Philharmonic Society forged with Grieg, Saint-Saëns and Dvorak. Show more
Donald Macleod explores the RPS's activities in the 21st century with works by Richard Rodney Bennett and Huw Watkins, plus Elgar's Violin Concerto, commissioned by the RPS in 1910. Show more