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@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk
2026-07-07 15:00:40

🔊 #NowPlaying on #BBCRadio3:
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- Fela Sowande and the Art Music of Nigeria
Donald Macleod explores Fela Sowande’s early years, from Lagos choir training to life in 1930s London, with Alexander Douglas.
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@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk
2026-07-08 15:00:46

🔊 #NowPlaying on #BBCRadio3:
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- Fela Sowande and the Art Music of Nigeria
Donald Macleod explores Ayo Bankole’s career, from Lagos to London and beyond, with Alexander Douglas.
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bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002y68v

@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk
2026-05-08 15:00:11

🔊 #NowPlaying on #BBCRadio3:
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- 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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bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002vl6c

@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk
2026-04-08 15:00:20

🔊 #NowPlaying on #BBCRadio3:
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- 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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bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001n2c9

@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk
2026-07-07 15:12:43

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBCRadio3's #ComposerOfTheWeek #COTW
Fela Sowande & Lucius Weathersby:
🎵 Yoruba Lament
#FelaSowande #LuciusWeathersby
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@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk
2026-07-07 15:02:41

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBCRadio3's #ComposerOfTheWeek #COTW
Fela Sowande & Rebeca Omordia:
🎵 K'A Mura from 2 Preludes on Yoruba Folk Melodies
#FelaSowande #RebecaOmordia
open.spotify.com/track/1VdTgUy

@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk
2026-07-08 15:35:46

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBCRadio3's #ComposerOfTheWeek #COTW
Ayo Bankole & Rebeca Omordia:
🎵 Ya Orule
#AyoBankole #RebecaOmordia
open.spotify.com/track/5Xe6PMU

@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk
2026-07-08 15:15:51

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBCRadio3's #ComposerOfTheWeek #COTW
Ayo Bankole & Rebeca Omordia:
🎵 Nigerian Suite
#AyoBankole #RebecaOmordia
open.spotify.com/track/5nW7mDg

@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk
2026-07-08 15:13:49

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBCRadio3's #ComposerOfTheWeek #COTW
Ayo Bankole & Rebeca Omordia:
🎵 Variations for little Ayo
#AyoBankole #RebecaOmordia
open.spotify.com/track/0b81rBV

@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk
2026-07-08 15:02:45

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBCRadio3's #ComposerOfTheWeek #COTW
Ayo Bankole & Rebeca Omordia:
🎵 Egun Variations
#AyoBankole #RebecaOmordia
open.spotify.com/track/1lqPyOD

@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk
2026-05-08 15:27:15

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBCRadio3's #ComposerOfTheWeek #COTW
Béla Bartók & Cédric Tiberghien:
🎵 Mikrokosmos (selection fom Vol. 5)
#BélaBartók #CédricTiberghien

@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk
2026-05-08 15:07:17

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBCRadio3's #ComposerOfTheWeek #COTW
Béla Bartók & Radu Lupu:
🎵 Out of Doors, Sz.81
#BélaBartók #RaduLupu

@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk
2026-06-08 15:50:51

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBCRadio3's #ComposerOfTheWeek #COTW
Claudio Monteverdi, Consort of Musicke., Anthony Rooley & Anthony Rooley:
🎵 Madrigals, Books 2 (selection)
#ClaudioMonteverdi #ConsortofMusicke #AnthonyRooley

@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk
2026-06-08 15:38:55

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBCRadio3's #ComposerOfTheWeek #COTW
Claudio Monteverdi, Gruppo Vocale Armoniosoincanto & Franco Radicchia:
🎵 Canzonette a tre voci (Nos. 1-3)
#ClaudioMonteverdi #GruppoVocaleArmoniosoincanto #FrancoRadicchia

@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk
2026-06-08 15:23:51

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBCRadio3's #ComposerOfTheWeek #COTW
Claudio Monteverdi, Consort of Musicke. & Anthony Rooley:
🎵 Madrigals, Book 1 (selection)
#ClaudioMonteverdi #ConsortofMusicke #AnthonyRooley

@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk
2026-06-08 15:07:51

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBCRadio3's #ComposerOfTheWeek #COTW
Claudio Monteverdi, Gyor Girls' Chorus & Miklós Szabó:
🎵 Sacrae cantiunculae, Book 1 (selection)
#ClaudioMonteverdi #GyorGirlsChorus #MiklósSzabó

@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk
2026-07-08 15:22:45

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBCRadio3's #ComposerOfTheWeek #COTW
Ayo Bankole, Rebeca Omordia & Omo Bello:
🎵 3 Yoruba Songs
#AyoBankole #RebecaOmordia #OmoBello

@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk
2026-05-07 15:57:46

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBCRadio3's #ComposerOfTheWeek #COTW
Béla Bartók, Magdalena Koženš, Czech Philharmonic & Sir Simon Rattle:
🎵 The Song of the Prisoner, Sz.101, No.1
#BélaBartók #MagdalenaKožená #CzechPhilharmonic
open.spotify.com/track/0okE3OX

@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk
2026-05-07 15:44:34

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBCRadio3's #ComposerOfTheWeek #COTW
Béla Bartók, BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra & Thomas Dausgaard:
🎵 The Wooden Prince, Sz.60 (excerpt)
#BélaBartók #BBCScottishSymphonyOrchestra #ThomasDausgaard

@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk
2026-05-07 15:23:32

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBCRadio3's #ComposerOfTheWeek #COTW
Béla Bartók, Ilona Prunyi & Júlia Hamari:
🎵 Five Songs, Op.15
#BélaBartók #IlonaPrunyi #JúliaHamari

@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk
2026-05-08 15:35:13

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBCRadio3's #ComposerOfTheWeek #COTW
Béla Bartók & The Heath Quartet:
🎵 String Quartet No.6, Sz.114 (3rd & 4th mvts)
#BélaBartók #TheHeathQuartet
#Spotify

@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk
2026-07-07 15:24:45

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBCRadio3's #ComposerOfTheWeek #COTW
George Gershwin, Benjamin Grosvenor, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra & James Judd:
🎵 Rhapsody in Blue
#GeorgeGershwin #BenjaminGrosvenor #RoyalLiverpoolPhilharmonicOrchestra #JamesJudd

@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk
2026-05-07 15:08:30

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBCRadio3's #ComposerOfTheWeek #COTW
Béla Bartók, Hungarian Radio and Television Chorus, Hungarian Radio Orchestra & György Lehel:
🎵 Village Scenes, Sz.79
#BélaBartók #HungarianRadioandTelevisionChorus #HungarianRadioOrchestra #GyörgyLehel

@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk
2026-04-30 15:49:34

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBCRadio3's #ComposerOfTheWeek #COTW
Camille Saint‐Saëns, Tinuke Olafimihan, Anthony Roden, Catherine Wyn-Rogers, Simon Kirkbride, East London Chorus, Harlow Chorus, Hertfordshire Chorus, London Philharmonic Orchestra & Geoffrey Simon:
🎵 Requiem, Op 54 (excerpt)

@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk
2026-04-30 15:33:35

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBCRadio3's #ComposerOfTheWeek #COTW
Camille Saint‐Saëns, Agnes Baltsa, José Carreras, Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra & Colin Davis:
🎵 Samson et Dalila, Act 2, Sc 3 'Mon coeur s'ouvre a ta voix'
open.spotify.com/track/1aR9g6g

@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk
2026-07-06 15:37:37

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBCRadio3's #ComposerOfTheWeek #COTW
Josiah Ransome-Kuti & Josiah Ransome-Kuti:
🎵 Obšngíjì Iwo Lo to Sìn
#JosiahRansomeKuti
open.spotify.com/track/1jtL0Zi

@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk
2026-07-06 15:00:34

🔊 #NowPlaying on #BBCRadio3:
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- Fela Sowande and the Art Music of Nigeria
Donald Macleod explores the roots of Nigerian art music, from traditional tunes to missionary-led churches, with Alexander Douglas.
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bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002y62m

@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk
2026-05-06 15:00:57

🔊 #NowPlaying on #BBCRadio3:
#ComposerOfTheWeek #COTW
- 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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bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002vmx8

@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk
2026-07-06 15:26:43

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBCRadio3's #ComposerOfTheWeek #COTW
Fela Sowande & Kevin Bowyer:
🎵 Go Down Moses
#FelaSowande #KevinBowyer
open.spotify.com/track/4jc1MNU
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@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk
2026-07-06 15:08:37

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBCRadio3's #ComposerOfTheWeek #COTW
Joshua Uzoigwe & William Chapman Nyaho:
🎵 Talking Drums
#JoshuaUzoigwe #WilliamChapmanNyaho
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@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk
2026-05-06 15:53:01

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBCRadio3's #ComposerOfTheWeek #COTW
Béla Bartók & Käbi Laretei:
🎵 Four Dirges, Sz.45
#BélaBartók #KäbiLaretei

@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk
2026-05-06 15:07:01

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBCRadio3's #ComposerOfTheWeek #COTW
Béla Bartók & Dejan Lazić:
🎵 7 Sketches, Sz.44
#BélaBartók #DejanLazić

@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk
2026-07-06 15:43:38

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBCRadio3's #ComposerOfTheWeek #COTW
Fela Sowande, CBC Radio Orchestra & Mario Bernardi:
🎵 African Suite (1st - 3rd mvts)
#FelaSowande #CBCRadioOrchestra #MarioBernardi

@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk
2026-05-05 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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bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002vldt

@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk
2026-05-06 15:38:05

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBCRadio3's #ComposerOfTheWeek #COTW
Béla Bartók, Gšbor Bretz, Rinat Shaham, Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra & Karina Canellakis:
🎵 Duke Bluebeard's Castle, Sz.48 (excerpt)
#BélaBartók #GáborBretz #RinatShaham #KarinaCanellakis

@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk
2026-05-05 15:24:58

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBCRadio3's #ComposerOfTheWeek #COTW
Béla Bartók & Cédric Tiberghien:
🎵 Bagatelles, Op. 6 (selection)
#BélaBartók #CédricTiberghien

@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk
2026-05-05 15:21:57

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBCRadio3's #ComposerOfTheWeek #COTW
Béla Bartók & Cédric Tiberghien:
🎵 Allegro Barbaro, Sz. 49
#BélaBartók #CédricTiberghien
open.spotify.com/track/10L02z1

@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk
2026-05-05 15:02:57

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBCRadio3's #ComposerOfTheWeek #COTW
Béla Bartók & Víkingur œlafsson:
🎵 Three Hungarian Folksongs from the Csik District, Sz. 35a
#BélaBartók #VíkingurÓlafsson
open.spotify.com/track/4yBYcrP

@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk
2026-05-06 15:22:00

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBCRadio3's #ComposerOfTheWeek #COTW
Béla Bartók, Szilvia Vörös, Mika Kares, Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra & Susanna Mälkki:
🎵 Duke Bluebeard's Castle, Sz.48 (excerpt)
#BélaBartók #SzilviaVörös #MikaKares #HelsinkiPhilharmonicOrchestra #SusannaMälkki
#Spotify

@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk
2026-06-04 15:00:39

🔊 #NowPlaying on #BBCRadio3:
#ComposerOfTheWeek #COTW
- Arthur Bliss (1891 - 1975)
Donald Macleod with biographer Paul Spicer delve into Bliss’s music during WWII and after, including his appointment as Master of the Queen’s Music.
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bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002wtql

@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk
2026-05-04 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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bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002vnqj

@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk
2026-05-05 15:09:58

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBCRadio3's #ComposerOfTheWeek #COTW
Béla Bartók, Aleksandra Sasha Kozlov & Polina Pastirchak:
🎵 Eight Hungarian Folksongs, Sz. 64
#BélaBartók #AleksandraSashaKozlov #PolinaPastirchak
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@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk
2026-06-04 15:06:51

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBCRadio3's #ComposerOfTheWeek #COTW
Arthur Bliss & Maggini Quartet:
🎵 String Quartet No. 1 (2nd mvt)
#ArthurBliss #MagginiQuartet

@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk
2026-05-04 15:12:48

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBCRadio3's #ComposerOfTheWeek #COTW
Béla Bartók & Alexandre Kantorow:
🎵 Rhapsody for piano, Op. 1
#BélaBartók #AlexandreKantorow

@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk
2026-05-05 15:52:58

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBCRadio3's #ComposerOfTheWeek #COTW
Béla Bartók, Vilde Frang, French Radio Philharmonic Orchestra & Mikko Franck:
🎵 Violin Concerto No.1, Sz. 36 (1st mvt)
#BélaBartók #VildeFrang #FrenchRadioPhilharmonicOrchestra #MikkoFranck
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@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk
2026-05-05 15:43:01

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBCRadio3's #ComposerOfTheWeek #COTW
Béla Bartók, James Ehnes & Andrew Armstrong:
🎵 For Children (selection)
#BélaBartók #JamesEhnes #AndrewArmstrong
#Spotify

@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk
2026-07-03 15:00:20

🔊 #NowPlaying on #BBCRadio3:
#ComposerOfTheWeek #COTW
- Leonard Bernstein (1918-1990)
Donald Macleod explores the final years in the life of Leonard Bernstein, when his behaviour became more erratic, but he also became more active in his work for charitable causes.
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bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002y0sc

@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk
2026-06-12 15:35:04

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBCRadio3's #ComposerOfTheWeek #COTW
Claudio Monteverdi, Concerto Vocale, René Jacobs, Dominique Visse, Michael Schopper, Lorraine Hunt Lieberson, Martina Bovet, Bernarda Fink & Jocelyne Taillon:
🎵 Il ritorno d'Ulisse in patria, Act 1: Prologue; Scene 1

@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk
2026-06-04 15:15:51

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBCRadio3's #ComposerOfTheWeek #COTW
Arthur Bliss, BBC Philharmonic Orchestra & Michael Seal:
🎵 Miracle in the Gorbals (The Killing of the Stranger)
#ArthurBliss #BBCPhilharmonicOrchestra #MichaelSeal

@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk
2026-06-04 15:27:44

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBCRadio3's #ComposerOfTheWeek #COTW
Arthur Bliss & Eric Parkin:
🎵 Piano Sonata (2nd & 3rd mvts)
#ArthurBliss #EricParkin
#Spotify

@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk
2026-05-04 15:35:46

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBCRadio3's #ComposerOfTheWeek #COTW
Béla Bartók, Zoltan Kocsis & Hungarian National Philharmonic Orchestra:
🎵 Kossuth
#BélaBartók #ZoltanKocsis #HungarianNationalPhilharmonicOrchestra

@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk
2026-06-09 15:21:53

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBCRadio3's #ComposerOfTheWeek #COTW
Claudio Monteverdi, Ian Bostridge, Natalie Dessay, Patrizia Ciofi, Alice Coote, Sonia Prina, Mario Luperi, Véronique Gens, Lorenzo Regazzo, Christopher Maltman, Paul Agnew, Pascal Bertin, Richard Burkhard, Carolyn Sampson, Le Concert d’Astrée & Emmanuelle Haïm:
🎵 L' Orfeo, Act 1 (excerpt)

@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk
2026-07-02 15:00:06

🔊 #NowPlaying on #BBCRadio3:
#ComposerOfTheWeek #COTW
- Leonard Bernstein (1918-1990)
Donald Macleod explores as cracks appear in the Bernstein’s personal life, and Leonard has his first flop with the musical 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue.
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bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002y2t3

@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk
2026-06-02 15:00:23

🔊 #NowPlaying on #BBCRadio3:
#ComposerOfTheWeek #COTW
- Arthur Bliss (1891 - 1975)
Donald Macleod with guest biographer Paul Spicer, delve into the period Bliss composed his Colour Symphony, and also met his future wife Trudy in America.
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bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002ww54

@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk
2026-06-04 15:53:56

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBCRadio3's #ComposerOfTheWeek #COTW
Arthur Bliss, Lydia Mordkovitch, BBC National Orchestra of Wales & Richard Hickox:
🎵 Violin Concerto (2nd mvt)
#ArthurBliss #LydiaMordkovitch #BBCNationalOrchestraofWales #RichardHickox

@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk
2026-06-04 15:41:50

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBCRadio3's #ComposerOfTheWeek #COTW
Arthur Bliss, BBC Philharmonic Orchestra & Rumon Gamba:
🎵 Welcome The Queen
#ArthurBliss #BBCPhilharmonicOrchestra #RumonGamba
#Spotify

@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk
2026-05-04 15:03:48

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBCRadio3's #ComposerOfTheWeek #COTW
Béla Bartók, BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra & Thomas Dausgaard:
🎵 Romanian Folk Dances, Sz. 68
#BélaBartók #BBCScottishSymphonyOrchestra #ThomasDausgaard
#Spotify

@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk
2026-07-03 15:07:23

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBCRadio3's #ComposerOfTheWeek #COTW
Leonard Bernstein, Orchestre symphonique de Montréal & Kent Nagano:
🎵 A Quiet Place, Act 1: Postlude
#LeonardBernstein #OrchestresymphoniquedeMontréal #KentNagano

@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk
2026-07-03 15:00:23

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBCRadio3's #ComposerOfTheWeek #COTW
Eugen Suchon, Slovenský mlšdežnícky orchester & Sophie Dervaux:
🎵 Akš si mi kršsna
#EugenSuchon #Slovenskýmládežníckyorchester #SophieDervaux

@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk
2026-06-03 15:43:12

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBCRadio3's #ComposerOfTheWeek #COTW
Arthur Bliss, Ulster Orchestra & Vernon Handley:
🎵 Checkmate Suite (The Red Knight's Mazurka)
#ArthurBliss #UlsterOrchestra #VernonHandley

@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk
2026-05-01 15:31:19

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBCRadio3's #ComposerOfTheWeek #COTW
Camille Saint‐Saëns, Sheku Kanneh‐Mason, Isata Kanneh‐Mason, Timothy Ridout, Jeneba Kanneh‐Mason, Adrian Spillett, Braimah Kanneh-Mason, Ayla Sahin & Toby Hughes:
🎵 The Carnival of the Animals
#CamilleSaintSaëns

@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk
2026-07-02 15:10:08

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBCRadio3's #ComposerOfTheWeek #COTW
Leonard Bernstein, Westminster Symphonic Choir, Temple University Choirs, Philadelphia Orchestra, Yannick Nézet‐Séguin & American Boychoir:
🎵 Mass (Pax - Communion)
#LeonardBernstein #WestminsterSymphonicChoir

@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk
2026-06-01 15:00:29

🔊 #NowPlaying on #BBCRadio3:
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- Arthur Bliss (1891 - 1975)
Donald Macleod with guest biographer Paul Spicer journey into the early life of Sir Arthur Bliss including his time serving during World War One.
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bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002ww2n

@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk
2026-05-01 15:00:16

🔊 #NowPlaying on #BBCRadio3:
#ComposerOfTheWeek #COTW
- 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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bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002vbn0

@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk
2026-07-03 15:26:23

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBCRadio3's #ComposerOfTheWeek #COTW
Leonard Bernstein, New Zealand Symphony Orchestra, James Judd & Nathan Gunn:
🎵 Concerto for Orchestra 'Jubilee Games' (3rd & 4th mvts)
#LeonardBernstein #NewZealandSymphonyOrchestra #JamesJudd #NathanGunn

@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk
2026-07-03 15:15:24

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBCRadio3's #ComposerOfTheWeek #COTW
Leonard Bernstein, Kiri Te Kanawa, José Carreras, Leonard Bernstein Orchestra & Leonard Bernstein:
🎵 West Side Story, Act 1: Balcony Scene
#LeonardBernstein #KiriTeKanawa #JoséCarreras #LeonardBernsteinOrchestra

@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk
2026-06-03 15:50:12

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBCRadio3's #ComposerOfTheWeek #COTW
Arthur Bliss, Piers Lane, The Orchestra Now & Leon Botstein:
🎵 Piano Concerto in B flat (3rd mvt)
#ArthurBliss #PiersLane #TheOrchestraNow #LeonBotstein

@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk
2026-06-03 15:34:14

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBCRadio3's #ComposerOfTheWeek #COTW
Arthur Bliss, Sinfonia of London & John Wilson:
🎵 Music for Strings (1st mvt)
#ArthurBliss #SinfoniaofLondon #JohnWilson
#Spotify

@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk
2026-04-30 15:00:32

🔊 #NowPlaying on #BBCRadio3:
#ComposerOfTheWeek #COTW
- 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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bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002v8nj

@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk
2026-07-02 15:31:10

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBCRadio3's #ComposerOfTheWeek #COTW
Leonard Bernstein, São Paulo Symphony Orchestra & Marin Alsop:
🎵 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue Suite
#LeonardBernstein #SãoPauloSymphonyOrchestra #MarinAlsop

@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk
2026-07-02 15:23:12

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBCRadio3's #ComposerOfTheWeek #COTW
Leonard Bernstein, Vienna Philharmonic & Gustavo Dudamel:
🎵 Candide Overture
#LeonardBernstein #ViennaPhilharmonic #GustavoDudamel

@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk
2026-07-02 15:03:07

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBCRadio3's #ComposerOfTheWeek #COTW
Leonard Bernstein, "West Side Story" Orchestra & Johnny Green:
🎵 West Side Story (Overture)
#LeonardBernstein #"WestSideStory"Orchestra #JohnnyGreen

@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk
2026-06-01 15:06:38

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBCRadio3's #ComposerOfTheWeek #COTW
Arthur Bliss & Maggini Quartet:
🎵 String Quartet in A minor, Op. 4 (1st mvt)
#ArthurBliss #MagginiQuartet

@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk
2026-06-02 15:28:29

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBCRadio3's #ComposerOfTheWeek #COTW
Arthur Bliss, Gordon Hunt & Tale Quartet:
🎵 Oboe Quintet (1st mvt)
#ArthurBliss #GordonHunt #TaleQuartet

@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk
2026-06-02 15:18:26

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBCRadio3's #ComposerOfTheWeek #COTW
Arthur Bliss, BBC National Orchestra of Wales & Richard Hickox:
🎵 A Colour Symphony (2nd mvt, Red)
#ArthurBliss #BBCNationalOrchestraofWales #RichardHickox

@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk
2026-05-01 15:23:25

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBCRadio3's #ComposerOfTheWeek #COTW
Camille Saint‐Saëns, Steven Isserlis, London Symphony Orchestra & Michael Tilson Thomas:
🎵 Cello Concerto No 1 in A minor, Op 33 (1st mvt)
#CamilleSaintSaëns #newRelease 🆕 album
open.spotify.com/track/6Sg8ixG

@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk
2026-06-30 15:58:12

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBCRadio3's #ComposerOfTheWeek #COTW
Leonard Bernstein, Leonard Bernstein & Israel Philharmonic Orchestra:
🎵 Slava!
#LeonardBernstein #IsraelPhilharmonicOrchestra

@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk
2026-06-30 15:52:10

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBCRadio3's #ComposerOfTheWeek #COTW
Leonard Bernstein, New York Philharmonic & Leonard Bernstein:
🎵 Fancy Free (Finale)
#LeonardBernstein #NewYorkPhilharmonic

@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk
2026-06-02 15:07:25

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBCRadio3's #ComposerOfTheWeek #COTW
Arthur Bliss, Elizabeth Gale, Nash Ensemble & Lionel Friend:
🎵 Rout
#ArthurBliss #ElizabethGale #NashEnsemble #LionelFriend

@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk
2026-06-02 15:41:28

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBCRadio3's #ComposerOfTheWeek #COTW
Arthur Bliss, David Haslam, Alan Fearson, Chorus of Royal Northern Sinfonia, Royal Northern Sinfonia, Richard Hickox & Della Jones:
🎵 Pastoral (excerpt)
#ArthurBliss #DavidHaslam #AlanFearson #RoyalNorthernSinfonia

@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk
2026-06-01 15:50:42

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBCRadio3's #ComposerOfTheWeek #COTW
Arthur Bliss, BBC Philharmonic Orchestra & Rumon Gamba:
🎵 Mêlée fantasque
#ArthurBliss #BBCPhilharmonicOrchestra #RumonGamba

@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk
2026-06-01 15:43:43

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBCRadio3's #ComposerOfTheWeek #COTW
Arthur Bliss, Elizabeth Gale & Nash Ensemble:
🎵 Madam Noy
#ArthurBliss #ElizabethGale #NashEnsemble

@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk
2026-06-01 15:25:42

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBCRadio3's #ComposerOfTheWeek #COTW
Arthur Bliss, Peter Donohoe & Maggini Quartet:
🎵 Piano Quartet in A minor, Op. 18
#ArthurBliss #PeterDonohoe #MagginiQuartet

@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk
2026-06-01 15:15:34

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBCRadio3's #ComposerOfTheWeek #COTW
Arthur Bliss, Emma Johnson & Malcolm Martineau:
🎵 Pastoral
#ArthurBliss #EmmaJohnson #MalcolmMartineau

@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk
2026-05-01 15:57:20

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBCRadio3's #ComposerOfTheWeek #COTW
Camille Saint‐Saëns, Charles Hamann & Stéphane Lemelin:
🎵 Oboe Sonata in D major, Op 166 (2nd mvt)
#CamilleSaintSaëns #CharlesHamann #StéphaneLemelin

@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk
2026-05-01 15:09:22

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBCRadio3's #ComposerOfTheWeek #COTW
Camille Saint‐Saëns, Residentie Orchestra Of The Hague & Jun Märkl:
🎵 Etienne Marcel (Ballet music)
#CamilleSaintSaëns #ResidentieOrchestraOfTheHague #JunMärkl

@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk
2026-07-03 15:39:23

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBCRadio3's #ComposerOfTheWeek #COTW
Leonard Bernstein, David Allsopp, Tenebrae, BBC Symphony Orchestra & Nigel Short:
🎵 Chichester Psalms
#LeonardBernstein #DavidAllsopp #Tenebrae #BBCSymphonyOrchestra #NigelShort
#Spotify

@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk
2026-04-28 15:00:35

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBCRadio3's #ComposerOfTheWeek #COTW
Frédéric Chopin:
🎵 24 Préludes, Op. 28: No. 16 in B-Flat Minor
#FrédéricChopin
open.spotify.com/track/46bub9I

@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk
2026-05-29 15:00:56

🔊 #NowPlaying on #BBCRadio3:
#ComposerOfTheWeek #COTW
- Miles Davis 100
Kate Molleson and American jazz critic Nate Chinen discuss the last chapter in the life and work of Miles Davis.
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bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002wgw9

@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk
2026-04-28 15:00:28

🔊 #NowPlaying on #BBCRadio3:
#ComposerOfTheWeek #COTW
- 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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bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002vb84

@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk
2026-06-30 15:39:03

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBCRadio3's #ComposerOfTheWeek #COTW
Leonard Bernstein, Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra & Marin Alsop:
🎵 3 Dance Episodes from 'On the Town'
#LeonardBernstein #BournemouthSymphonyOrchestra #MarinAlsop

@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk
2026-05-01 15:03:19

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBCRadio3's #ComposerOfTheWeek #COTW
Camille Saint‐Saëns, Italian Swiss Orchestra & Francis Travis:
🎵 Suite Algerienne, Op 60 (Prelude)
#CamilleSaintSaëns #ItalianSwissOrchestra #FrancisTravis
#Spotify

@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk
2026-05-28 15:00:05

🔊 #NowPlaying on #BBCRadio3:
#ComposerOfTheWeek #COTW
- Miles Davis 100
Kate Molleson and American jazz critic Nate Chinen explore a tumultuous and pivotal period in the story of Miles Davis.
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bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002whn6

@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk
2026-04-27 15:00:52

🔊 #NowPlaying on #BBCRadio3:
#ComposerOfTheWeek #COTW
- 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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bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002vcd1

@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk
2026-05-29 15:07:00

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBCRadio3's #ComposerOfTheWeek #COTW
Miles Davis, Miles Davis, Davie Liebman, Reggie Lucas, Dominique Gaumont, Michael Henderson, Al Foster & James Mtume:
🎵 He Loved Him Madly
#MilesDavis #AlFoster
open.spotify.com/track/4lZpLYU

@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk
2026-06-26 15:00:36

🔊 #NowPlaying on #BBCRadio3:
#ComposerOfTheWeek #COTW
- Henry Purcell (1659-1695)
Donald explores the theories around Purcell’s death at the age of just 36, and examines the various tributes made to the composer after his passing.
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bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0024xty

@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk
2026-04-30 15:23:38

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBCRadio3's #ComposerOfTheWeek #COTW
Camille Saint‐Saëns, Ulf Hoelscher, New Philharmonia Orchestra & Pierre Dervaux:
🎵 Le Deluge, Op 45 (Prelude)
#CamilleSaintSaëns #UlfHoelscher #NewPhilharmoniaOrchestra #PierreDervaux

@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk
2026-04-30 15:15:34

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBCRadio3's #ComposerOfTheWeek #COTW
Camille Saint‐Saëns, Francis Orval, Luxembourg Radio Orchestra & Louis de Froment:
🎵 Romance, Op 36
#CamilleSaintSaëns #FrancisOrval #LuxembourgRadioOrchestra #LouisdeFroment

@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk
2026-04-30 15:09:38

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBCRadio3's #ComposerOfTheWeek #COTW
Camille Saint‐Saëns, Dong-Suk Kang, Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra & Antoni Wit:
🎵 Romance, Op 48
#CamilleSaintSaëns #DongSukKang #PolishRadioSymphonyOrchestra #AntoniWit

@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk
2026-05-26 15:32:15

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBCRadio3's #ComposerOfTheWeek #COTW
Miles Davis:
🎵 Milestones
#MilesDavis