Donald Macleod focuses on the Academie Royale de Musique's premiere of its first opera by a female composer: Elisabeth Jacquet de la Guerre. Show more
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Composer of the Week
Elisabeth-Claude Jacquet de la Guerre (1665-1729)
Episode 5: Death of the Sun King
1 hour
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 3Latest broadcast: on BBC Radio 3
Donald Macleod focuses on what happened to Elisabeth Jacquet de la Guerre's musical career after the death of her most significant Patron, Louis XIV of France. Show more
Composer of the Week
Elisabeth-Claude Jacquet de la Guerre (1665-1729)
Episode 4: The Elector of Bavaria
1 hour
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 3Latest broadcast: on BBC Radio 3
Donald Macleod focuses on Elisabeth's Jacquet de la Guerre's musical relationship with the Elector of Bavaria, Maximilian II, who became a patron of hers in the early 18th century. Show more
Donald Macleod explains how King Louis XIV of France first noticed Elisabeth Jacquet de la Guerre's talents in a court performance and went on to encourage her. Show more
What happened after Elisabeth Jacquet left the royal court in Versailles and returned to Paris. She married before composing a sung balled and her first set of suites. Show more