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Composer of the Week

Johann Baptist Vanhal (1739-1813)

Episode 5: Music for the Masses

Duration: 1 hour

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

Donald Macleod focuses on Vanhal's adopting a new, overtly populist musical direction, which failed to impress critics and aristocratic cognoscenti. Show more

Composer of the Week

Johann Baptist Vanhal (1739-1813)

Episode 1: A Forgotten Master

Duration: 1 hour

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

Donald Macleod explores how Vanhal became one of the most celebrated musicians of his age and reveals how his music, despite its relative obscurity now, has lost none of its shine. Show more