First broadcast: on BBC Radio 3Latest broadcast: on BBC Radio 3
Donald Macleod visits the home of the English Folk Song and Dance Society to learn how Butterworth helped preserve British folk tunes and inspired a generation of composers. Show more
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 3Latest broadcast: on BBC Radio 3
Donald Macleod and Dr Kate Kennedy examine why the Elizabethans' attitude to culture, poetry and the arts was much admired by composer WD Browne. Show more
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 3Latest broadcast: on BBC Radio 3
Donald Macleod is joined by Dr Kate Kennedy to discuss how the poetry of AE Housman invoked vocal and instrumental responses from George Butterworth. Show more
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 3Latest broadcast: on BBC Radio 3
Donald Macleod explains that while Butterworth's English Idylls showed the popularity of pastoral and folk idioms, the musical language of composers like him had varied influences. Show more
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 3Latest broadcast: on BBC Radio 3
Donald Macleod and Dr Kate Kennedy reflect on the musical legacy of Butterworth and other composers whose lives were cut short by the First World War. Show more
