@AccordionBruce@Mastodon.social2026-04-17 19:14:48
This week‘s episode of @… is a fantasy throwback to what our show would’ve sounded like if we had started when #Vancouver #CoopRadio went on the air with the pl…
@AccordionBruce@Mastodon.social2026-04-17 19:14:48
@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk2026-04-22 15:00:34
🔊 #NowPlaying on #BBCRadio3:
#ComposerOfTheWeek #COTW
- Joseph Haydn (1732-1809)
Donald Macleod explores the friendship which was kindled between the two greatest composers in the world - Haydn and Mozart.
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https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002typ1
@tinoeberl@mastodon.online2026-05-15 11:13:01
🍮 Wissen zum Nachtisch: 🍨
Retröt: Der Zeitstrahl des #Klimaschutz-Versagens der Menschheit. 😒
Die #Erderwärmung schreitet ungebremst voran – mit steigenden #CO₂-Werten und verheeren…
@simon_brooke@mastodon.scot2026-03-16 09:06:23
“Britain’s failure to meet its legal obligations has contributed to the mass killing of Palestinian civilians and the wholesale destruction of civilian objects, the desecration of international law and the further erosion of Britain’s status as a nation committed to the rule of law in the international arena.”
#Corbyn would have done much better to have NOT led this tribunal; his presence wil…
@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk2026-04-21 15:00:18
🔊 #NowPlaying on #BBCRadio3:
#ComposerOfTheWeek #COTW
- Joseph Haydn (1732-1809)
Donald Macleod explores Haydn’s trips from Esterhaza to Vienna and his attempts to join the Viennese musical scene from afar.
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https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002v23s
@davidaugust@mastodon.online2026-05-13 16:16:13
"Acting, for me, is giving to your co-actors."
—Rajkummar Rao
#acting #coaching #inspiration
@tinoeberl@mastodon.online2026-04-15 11:13:02
🍮 Wissen zum Nachtisch: 🍨
Retröt: Der Zeitstrahl des #Klimaschutz-Versagens der Menschheit. 😒
Die #Erderwärmung schreitet ungebremst voran – mit steigenden #CO₂-Werten und verheeren…
@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk2026-05-21 15:00:14
🔊 #NowPlaying on #BBCRadio3:
#ComposerOfTheWeek #COTW
- Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina (c.1525-1594)
A lifelong friendship, a papal jubilee, and a revamped St Peter's, but also some hard-hitting losses... Donald Macleod sees why Palestrina is considering becoming a priest.
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https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002d7k9
@tinoeberl@mastodon.online2026-03-15 12:13:02
🍮 Wissen zum Nachtisch: 🍨
Retröt: Der Zeitstrahl des #Klimaschutz-Versagens der Menschheit. 😒
Die #Erderwärmung schreitet ungebremst voran – mit steigenden #CO₂-Werten und verheeren…
@kexpmusicbot@mastodonapp.uk2026-04-14 01:39:06
🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on KEXP's #DriveTime
Conjunto Ecuador:
🎵 Pecado dy Mundo (feat. Paulino Viera)
#ConjuntoEcuador
https://lesdisquesbongojoe.bandcamp.com/track/conjunto-equador-pecado-dy-mundo
https://open.spotify.com/track/6Uu6Cdd34TTrQZvgZPX4vw
@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk2026-05-22 15:37:14
🔊 #NowPlaying on #BBCRadio3:
#ComposerOfTheWeek #COTW
- Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina (c.1525-1594)
Donald Macleod explores how Palestrina reinvents himself with a new marriage, new trades, and new music of course, but also by joining a collective that celebrates his legacy.
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https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002d7nf
@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk2026-05-22 15:00:59
🔊 #NowPlaying on #BBCRadio3:
#ComposerOfTheWeek #COTW
- Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina (c.1525-1594)
Donald Macleod explores how Palestrina reinvents himself with a new marriage, new trades, and new music of course, but also by joining a collective that celebrates his legacy.
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https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002d7nf
@cosmos4u@scicomm.xyz2026-02-24 03:32:01
#CoronaDischarges Glow on Trees Under Thunderstorms: https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/2025GL119591 -> Thunderstorms conjure ghostly coronae in treetops, observed outdoors for the first time: https://news.agu.org/press-release/thunderstorms-conjure-ghostly-coronae-in-treetops-observed-outdoors-for-the-first-time/ - the weak electric discharges may set off ultraviolet sparkles over large swaths of forest under storms, potentially impacting canopy health (this is fringe geophysics but some amateur astronomers are going after corona discharges - esp. in webcam images from mountain sites - with a vengeance, so here goes).
@annsev@troet.cafe2026-04-28 08:13:45
Die #AfD, oder ihr Umfeld ist rege unterwegs mit KI generierten Kampagnen. Ich frage mich, wie blöd muss man sein, um sich davon einfangen zu lassen.
#Correctiv hat dazu recherchiert.
@davidaugust@mastodon.online2026-04-30 16:16:12
"Acting, for me, is giving to your co-actors."
—Rajkummar Rao
#acting #coaching #inspiration
@BBC6MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk2026-04-25 19:24:46
🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on #BBC6Music's #TheCraigCharlesFunkAndSoulShow
Black White & Co:
🎵 Welcome
#BlackWhite #Co
https://schegg.bandcamp.com/track/black-white-and-co-welcome-schegg-edit
@kexpmusicbot@mastodonapp.uk2026-04-08 06:20:37
🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on KEXP's #VarietyMix
Cola:
🎵 Conflagration Mindset
#Cola
https://bandcola.bandcamp.com/track/conflagration-mindset
https://open.spotify.com/track/6iW3I5wTLxsTL2CVmfeIcH
@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk2026-03-20 16:00:28
🔊 #NowPlaying on #BBCRadio3:
#ComposerOfTheWeek #COTW
- Gaetano Donizetti (1797-1848)
Donald Macleod follows the irresistible rise of Italian opera composer Gaetano Donizetti. Today, he tells the story of Donizetti’s prolific and dramatic late years.
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https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002sdgv
@radioeinsmusicbot@mastodonapp.uk2026-04-24 07:16:00
🇺🇦 Auf radioeins läuft...
Cocteau Twins:
🎵 Cherry-coloured funk
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https://minusme2.bandcamp.com/track/cocteau-twins-cherry-coloured-funk-otherness-version-remix
https://open.spotify.com/track/37pKTyMwalomKCZjxTc2QZ
@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk2026-05-20 15:00:20
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#ComposerOfTheWeek #COTW
- Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina (c.1525-1594)
Palestrina is employed by popes and princes, with his fame spreading beyond Rome: Donald Macleod sees how he is now working on the reformation of music after the Council of Trent.
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https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002d7gy
@davidaugust@mastodon.online2026-04-30 15:35:36
@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk2026-03-08 22:00:06
🔊 #NowPlaying on #BBCRadio3:
#Compline
- Lent 3
From St John the Evangelist, Hills Road, Cambridge, with Cambridge University Schola Cantorum.
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https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002s4zm
@chris@mstdn.chrisalemany.ca2026-03-31 00:14:20
@kexpmusicbot@mastodonapp.uk2026-03-03 10:46:21
🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on KEXP's #VarietyMix
Cosy:
🎵 Dancehall King
#Cosy
https://shadowsystemsounds.bandcamp.com/track/dancehall-king-3
https://open.spotify.com/track/7oyb3reHhU2GUyMSDHonEM
@davidaugust@mastodon.online2026-04-25 04:16:10
"Acting, for me, is giving to your co-actors."
—Rajkummar Rao
#acting #coaching #inspiration
@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk2026-03-19 16:00:13
🔊 #NowPlaying on #BBCRadio3:
#ComposerOfTheWeek #COTW
- Gaetano Donizetti (1797-1848)
Donald Macleod follows the irresistible rise of Italian opera composer Gaetano Donizetti. Today, a new chapter for Donizetti as he moves to Paris in search of artistic freedom.
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https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002sfnp
@kexpmusicbot@mastodonapp.uk2026-04-28 01:19:35
🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on KEXP's #DriveTime
Conjunto Equador:
🎵 Pecado dy mundo
#ConjuntoEquador
https://lesdisquesbongojoe.bandcamp.com/track/conjunto-equador-pecado-dy-mundo
https://open.spotify.com/track/6Uu6Cdd34TTrQZvgZPX4vw
@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk2026-05-18 15:00:07
🔊 #NowPlaying on #BBCRadio3:
#ComposerOfTheWeek #COTW
- Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina (c.1525-1594)
Donald Macleod invites you to Renaissance Rome, starting in a small town outside of the Eternal City, where our investigation into the origins of Giovanni da Palestrina begins...
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https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002d9y8
@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk2026-03-18 16:00:14
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#ComposerOfTheWeek #COTW
- Gaetano Donizetti (1797-1848)
Donald Macleod follows the irresistible rise of Italian opera composer Gaetano Donizetti. Today, antagonising censors, two tragic losses and the writing of his most iconic scene.
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https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002sdg6
@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk2026-03-29 21:00:30
🔊 #NowPlaying on #BBCRadio3:
#Compline
- Easter: A Seasonal Journey... Lent 6
A reflective service of night prayer from the Church of Our Most Holy Redeemer, Clerkenwell, London.
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https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002szth
@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk2026-04-17 15:00:29
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- Fryderyk Chopin (1810-1849)
Donald Macleod enters the Parisian world of Frederic Chopin. Today, the story of Chopin’s return to the stage in his dramatic final years.
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https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002tr77
@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk2026-03-17 16:00:29
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#ComposerOfTheWeek #COTW
- Gaetano Donizetti (1797-1848)
Donald Macleod follows the irresistible rise of Italian opera composer Gaetano Donizetti. Today, Donizetti battles “pirates”, writes about love potions, and falls in love himself.
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https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002sg95
@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk2026-04-16 15:00:21
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- Fryderyk Chopin (1810-1849)
Donald Macleod enters the Parisian world of Frederic Chopin. Today, cracks begin to show in Chopin’s strange relationship with the writer George Sand.
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https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002tmtx
@BBC6MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk2026-04-25 23:09:05
@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk2026-04-15 15:00:01
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#ComposerOfTheWeek #COTW
- Fryderyk Chopin (1810-1849)
Chopin and his lover George Sand escape the prying eyes of Paris. With Donald Macleod.
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https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002tmfx
@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk2026-05-15 15:00:33
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- Florence Price (1887-1953)
Kate Molleson considers Florence Price’s later years and legacy, with pianist and author Samantha Ege.
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https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002vy37
@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk2026-04-14 15:00:24
🔊 #NowPlaying on #BBCRadio3:
#ComposerOfTheWeek #COTW
- Fryderyk Chopin (1810-1849)
Donald Macleod enters the Parisian world of Frederic Chopin. Today, he follows a period of crisis in Chopin’s career and romantic life.
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https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002tmgv
@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk2026-05-14 15:00:24
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- Florence Price (1887-1953)
Kate Molleson and Samantha Ege explore Florence Price’s growing visibility, from World’s Fair triumphs to high‑profile collaborations and performances.
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https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002vxrf
@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk2026-05-13 15:00:19
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- Florence Price (1887-1953)
Florence Price takes the Windy City by storm, as Kate Molleson and Samantha Ege explore her rise, resilience and success in Chicago.
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https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002vywq
@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk2026-03-13 16:00:29
🔊 #NowPlaying on #BBCRadio3:
#ComposerOfTheWeek #COTW
- New Zealand Composers
Donald Macleod explores five classical composers from the land of the long white cloud, New Zealand, focusing today on the life and music of Gareth Farr.
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https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002s450
@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk2026-04-13 15:00:02
🔊 #NowPlaying on #BBCRadio3:
#ComposerOfTheWeek #COTW
- Fryderyk Chopin (1810-1849)
Donald Macleod enters the Parisian world of Frederic Chopin. Today, the young composer tries to get himself noticed on the city’s exclusive salon circuit.
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https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002tnnt
@kingconsult@berlin.social2026-04-27 10:55:20
Im #2MR-Statement erklärt Cartoonist @… wie er sich die sozialen Medien der Zukunft vorstellt.
Auf der #2MR zeigen wir, was demokratiestärkende #SocialMedia-Netzwerke für #Kultur und #Kreative zu bieten haben und warum der #Creator-Frust bei #Instagram #X #Facebook #TikTok & Co. zunimmt.
Wer ist dabei?
👉 #Cartoon #Art #Comic #Kultur #Bookstodon #Books #CreatorCommunity #Creators #Autor #Zeichnungen #kreativ #Kunst
@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk2026-05-11 15:00:02
🔊 #NowPlaying on #BBCRadio3:
#ComposerOfTheWeek #COTW
- Florence Price (1887-1953)
Kate Molleson explores Florence Price’s early life and musical formation, in conversation with pianist and scholar Samantha Ege.
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https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002vw40
@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk2026-03-11 16:00:02
🔊 #NowPlaying on #BBCRadio3:
#ComposerOfTheWeek #COTW
- New Zealand Composers
Donald Macleod explores five classical composers from the land of the long white cloud, New Zealand, focusing today on the life and music of Dame Gillian Whitehead.
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https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002s3w7
@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk2026-04-10 15:00:04
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- George Gershwin (1898-1937)
Donald Macleod explores the origins and evolution of George Gershwin’s opera Porgy and Bess.
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https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001n29p
@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk2026-03-10 16:00:07
🔊 #NowPlaying on #BBCRadio3:
#ComposerOfTheWeek #COTW
- New Zealand Composers
Donald Macleod explores five classical composers from the land of the long white cloud, New Zealand, focusing today on the life and music of Jenny McLeod.
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https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002s51h
@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk2026-04-09 15:00:24
🔊 #NowPlaying on #BBCRadio3:
#ComposerOfTheWeek #COTW
- George Gershwin (1898-1937)
Donald Macleod tells the story of George Gershwin’s first experience of working in Hollywood.
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https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001n27q
@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk2026-04-08 15:00:20
🔊 #NowPlaying on #BBCRadio3:
#ComposerOfTheWeek #COTW
- George Gershwin (1898-1937)
Donald Macleod explores George Gershwin’s time in Paris in the spring of 1928 and the music it inspired.
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https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001n2c9
@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk2026-05-08 15:00:11
🔊 #NowPlaying on #BBCRadio3:
#ComposerOfTheWeek #COTW
- Bela Bartok (1881-1945)
Bartók faces a big decision: stay in Hungary or leave forever? Donald Macleod explores the life of one of Hungary's greatest composers, who travelled Europe recording folk songs.
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https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002vl6c
@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk2026-04-06 15:00:04
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- George Gershwin (1898-1937)
Donald Macleod explores the early life of George Gershwin, the composer of the American ‘melting pot’.
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https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001n28m
@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk2026-05-06 15:00:57
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- Bela Bartok (1881-1945)
Bartók recovers from romantic rejection. Donald Macleod explores the life of one of Hungary's greatest composers, who travelled Europe recording folk songs.
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https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002vmx8
@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk2026-03-05 16:00:14
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- Jean Sibelius (1865-1957)
Kate Molleson delves into the iconic Fifth Symphony by Jean Sibelius - and its famed programmatic depiction of swans.
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https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002rr71
@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk2026-05-05 15:00:54
🔊 #NowPlaying on #BBCRadio3:
#ComposerOfTheWeek #COTW
- Bela Bartok (1881-1945)
Bartók meets a fellow folk song collector. Donald Macleod explores the life of one of Hungary's greatest composers, who travelled Europe recording folk songs.
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https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002vldt
@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk2026-05-04 15:00:43
🔊 #NowPlaying on #BBCRadio3:
#ComposerOfTheWeek #COTW
- Bela Bartok (1881-1945)
A mysterious folk tune ignites Bartók's imagination. Donald Macleod explores the life of one of Hungary's greatest composers, who travelled Europe recording folk songs.
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https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002vnqj
@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk2026-03-04 16:00:08
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#ComposerOfTheWeek #COTW
- Jean Sibelius (1865-1957)
Kate Molleson follows the creation of the Fourth Symphony by Sibelius amid much self-doubt - a work at least one biographer has termed as his Psychological Symphony.
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https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002rspb
@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk2026-03-03 16:00:07
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#ComposerOfTheWeek #COTW
- Jean Sibelius (1865-1957)
Kate Molleson surveys the Third Symphony by Sibelius and the period it was composed - a work which led one critic to call Sibelius a Classical Master.
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https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002rtgm
@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk2026-05-01 15:00:16
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- Camille Saint-Saëns (1835-1921)
Donald Macleod explores Saint‑Saëns’s journeys through Europe and North Africa, where travel, recovery and creative renewal coloured the final chapters of his musical life.
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https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002vbn0
@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk2026-04-30 15:00:32
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- Camille Saint-Saëns (1835-1921)
Donald Macleod follows Saint‑Saëns through a period shaped by exile, opportunity and an unexpected marriage, as his creative focus shifts towards the stage.
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https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002v8nj
@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk2026-02-27 16:00:06
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- Amy Beach (1867-1944)
Donald Macleod explores the 1930s when, now in her sixties, Amy Beach moves to Manhattan.
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https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002rhgs
@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk2026-03-30 15:00:17
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- Hildegard of Bingen and Isabella Leonarda
Hildegard’s life is changed for ever after she reveals a long-held secret. With Donald Macleod.
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https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001kh9n
@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk2026-04-28 15:00:28
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- Camille Saint-Saëns (1835-1921)
Donald Macleod explores Saint‑Saëns’s move into the Paris salons and his first attempt at networking.
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https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002vb84
@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk2026-02-26 16:00:27
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- Amy Beach (1867-1944)
Donald Macleod explores Amy Beach's experiences at the MacDowell Colony, a remarkable artists' retreat in the New Hampshire woods.
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https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002rfk0
@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk2026-04-27 15:00:52
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- Camille Saint-Saëns (1835-1921)
Donald Macleod explores how Camille Saint‑Saëns’s musical interests took hold in childhood, shaped by whistling kettles, brassy orchestras, and at his beloved piano.
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https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002vcd1
@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk2026-02-24 16:00:14
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- Amy Beach (1867-1944)
Donald explores the story behind the 'first Symphony by an American woman' - Amy Beach’s 'Gaelic' Symphony of 1897.
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https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002rhtm
@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk2026-03-27 16:00:02
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- Thomas Adès
Donald Macleod and Thomas Adès dive into his more recent works, including his opera The Exterminating Angel and his water-inspired concert piece, Aquifer.
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https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002sqpm
@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk2026-02-23 16:00:02
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- Amy Beach (1867-1944)
Donald Macleod explores how Amy Beach railed against the sexism of her time to journey from a child piano prodigy to a respected composer.
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https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002rf44
@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk2026-03-26 16:00:16
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- Thomas Adès
Thomas Adès tells Donald Macleod about the joys and challenges of conducting his own music, and reveals the inspiration behind one of his favourite orchestral creations.
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https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002sqjb
@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk2026-04-24 15:00:29
🔊 #NowPlaying on #BBCRadio3:
#ComposerOfTheWeek #COTW
- Joseph Haydn (1732-1809)
Donald Macleod explores how Haydn grew frustrated at his life in Esterhaza and discovers how he came to leave the service of the Esterhazy family.
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https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002v1k7
@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk2026-03-25 16:00:27
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- Thomas Adès
Donald Macleod asks Thomas Adès about his forays into performing and taking up roles as music director for Birmingham Contemporary Music Group and the Aldeburgh Festival.
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@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk2026-03-23 16:00:11
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Donald Macleod talks to Thomas Adès about the music that first propelled him to stardom, while still in his twenties, the composer’s first opera, Powder Her Face.
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