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Composer of the Week

Elisabeth-Claude Jacquet de la Guerre (1665-1729)

Episode 4: The Elector of Bavaria

Duration: 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

Composer of the Week

Elisabeth-Claude Jacquet de la Guerre (1665-1729)

Episode 1: The King's Protege

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 3Latest broadcast: on BBC Radio 3

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

Composer of the Week

Elisabeth-Claude Jacquet de la Guerre (1665-1729)

Episode 2: Return to Paris

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 3Latest broadcast: on BBC Radio 3

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

Composer of the Week

Elisabeth-Claude Jacquet de la Guerre (1665-1729)

Episode 3: Opera in Paris

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 3Latest broadcast: on BBC Radio 3

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

Composer of the Week

Elisabeth-Claude Jacquet de la Guerre (1665-1729)

Episode 5: Death of the Sun King

Duration: 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