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Composer of the Week

Alexander Mackenzie (1847-1935)

Episode 2: A Mother's Wrath

Duration: 1 hour

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

Donald Macleod focuses on Alexander Mackenzie's disobeying his mother in marriage. Including Piano Quartet in E flat; Seven Partsongs (excerpts); Three Songs, Op 17 (excerpts). Show more

Composer of the Week

Alexander Mackenzie (1847-1935)

Episode 5: Touring Canada

Duration: 1 hour

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

Donald Macleod focuses on Mackenzie's promotion of British music in Canada and Europe. With The Sound of the Drum; Canadian Rhapsody; The Cricket on the Hearth (Overture). Show more

Composer of the Week

Alexander Mackenzie (1847-1935)

Episode 1: Studying in Germany

Duration: 1 hour

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

Donald Macleod focuses on Mackenzie's time in Germany, where he studied at a young age with Kapellmeister Eduard Stein, and performed violin in the Weimar Ducal orchestra. Show more

Composer of the Week

Alexander Mackenzie (1847-1935)

Episode 3: Collaborating with Carl Rosa

Duration: 1 hour

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

Donald Macleod focuses on the success in London and internationally of Mackenzie's opera Colomba, commissioned in 1882 by the Carl Rosa Opera Company. Show more

Composer of the Week

Alexander Mackenzie (1847-1935)

Episode 4: The Royal Academy of Music

Duration: 1 hour

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

Donald Macleod focuses on Mackenzie's being appointed principal of the Royal Academy of Music. With Pibroch, Op 42; Britannia - A Nautical Overture, Op 52; Scottish Concerto. Show more