Donald Macleod discovers the stories of two very colourful French baroque characters, Henri Desmarets and Joseph Bodin de Boismortier. Music includes Desmarets' Te Deum. Show more

Donald Macleod charts Desmarets’s dramatic fall from grace and Boismortier tries his hand at sacred music. Show more

Donald Macleod explores Desmarets and Boismortier's theatrical leanings, with music from Didon and the comic opera Don Quichotte à Dulcinée. Show more

Donald Macleod recounts how Desmarets saved his career while living in exile, and back in Paris, Boismortier finally conquers the Paris Opera with his work Daphnis et Chloé. Show more

Donald Macleod continues his survey of two larger-than-life characters of the French baroque. Today, he finds out by what means Boismortier and Desmarets made their names. Show more