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Composer of the Week

William Sterndale Bennett (1816-1875)

Episode 5: Buried Near Purcell

Duration: 1 hour

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

Donald Macleod focuses on Bennett's successful final years, including his appointment to a music professorship in Cambridge and principal of the Royal Academy of Music. Show more

Composer of the Week

William Sterndale Bennett (1816-1875)

Episode 3: Honoured by Mendelssohn

Duration: 1 hour

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

Donald Macleod focuses on Bennett's friendships with Schumann and Mendelssohn, and how Bennett was the first to hear the latter's just-completed Third Symphony. Show more

Composer of the Week

William Sterndale Bennett (1816-1875)

Episode 4: Bennett and Moscheles

Duration: 1 hour

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

Donald Macleod explains how, following the departure of Moscheles from the London musical scene, Bennett became firmly established as a teacher, performer and composer in the city. Show more