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@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk
2026-03-20 16:48:29

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Gaetano Donizetti, Zdenek Hlavka, Marcello Rosca, Tiziana K. Sojat, Vittorio Giammarrusco, Jaroslava Horska-Maxova, Prague Chamber Choir, Prague Virtuosi & Alexander Rahbari:
🎵 Messa di Requiem (Offertoria; Lux Aeterna)

@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk
2026-03-25 16:39:00

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBCRadio3's #ComposerOfTheWeek #COTW
Thomas Adès & Thomas Adès:
🎵 Concert Paraphrase on Powder Her Face (4th mvt)
#ThomasAdès
open.spotify.com/track/50e9j79

@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk
2026-03-25 16:05:00

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBCRadio3's #ComposerOfTheWeek #COTW
Thomas Adès, Ian Bostridge, Cyndia Sieden, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden & Thomas Adès:
🎵 The Tempest, Act 3, Sc 5: Who was here
#ThomasAdès
open.spotify.com/track/16Rl3JR

@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk
2026-03-25 16:02:26

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBCRadio3's #ComposerOfTheWeek #COTW
Thomas Adès & Thomas Adès:
🎵 Mazurka, Op.27, No.2
#ThomasAdès

@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk
2026-05-25 15:00:59

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- Miles Davis 100
Kate Molleson explores the life and work of a cultural icon: trumpeter, composer and bandleader Miles Davis.
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bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002wggk

@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk
2026-04-24 15:00:29

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- 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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bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002v1k7

@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk
2026-03-25 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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bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002sqfh

@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk
2026-03-19 16:56:14

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Gaetano Donizetti, Lois McDonall, Della Jones, Christian du Plessis, Roderick Earle, Ian Caley, Geoffrey Mitchell Choir, London Symphony Orchestra & Alun Francis:
🎵 Maria Padilla, Act 3: Finale
open.spotify.com/track/3nVFZo0

@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk
2026-03-19 16:27:14

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBCRadio3's #ComposerOfTheWeek #COTW
Gaetano Donizetti, Luciano Pavarotti, Eric Garrett, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Royal Opera House Chorus & Richard Bonynge:
🎵 La fille du regiment, Act 1: Ah mes amis...je suis soldat"

@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk
2026-03-19 16:14:14

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBCRadio3's #ComposerOfTheWeek #COTW
Gaetano Donizetti, Joyce El-Khoury, Michael Spyres, Brindey Sherratt, Opera Rara Chorus, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment & Mark Elder:
🎵 Les Martyrs, Act 2, Scenes 2-4: "Mon seul tresor....oui j'irai"
open.spotify.com/track/19PL0Jc

@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk
2026-03-25 16:11:56

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBCRadio3's #ComposerOfTheWeek #COTW
Thomas Adès, Steven Isserlis & Thomas Adès:
🎵 Lieux retrouvés (Les champs)
#ThomasAdès #StevenIsserlis

@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk
2026-04-24 15:37:36

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBCRadio3's #ComposerOfTheWeek #COTW
Joseph Haydn, Berlin Philharmonic & Sir Simon Rattle:
🎵 Symphony No 92 in G major, H.1.92 "Oxford" (4th mvt)
#JosephHaydn #BerlinPhilharmonic #SirSimonRattle

@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk
2026-04-24 15:13:32

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBCRadio3's #ComposerOfTheWeek #COTW
Joseph Haydn, Sir Andršs Schiff & Cecilia Bartoli:
🎵 Arianna a Naxos, H.26b.2
#JosephHaydn #SirAndrásSchiff #CeciliaBartoli

@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk
2026-03-18 16:10:46

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBCRadio3's #ComposerOfTheWeek #COTW
Gaetano Donizetti, Francesco Araiza, Edita Gruberovš, Agnes Baltsa, Iris Vermillion, Francesco Ellero d’Artegna, Simone Alaimo, Bavarian Radio Symphony Choir, Munich Radio Orchestra & Giuseppe Patanè:
🎵 Maria Stuarda, Act 2: Finale
open.spotify.com/track/0RV9n9U

@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk
2026-03-18 16:03:15

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBCRadio3's #ComposerOfTheWeek #COTW
Gaetano Donizetti, Royal Opera House Chorus, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden & Bernard Haitink:
🎵 Lucia di Lammermoor, Act 2: Per te d'immenso giubilo
open.spotify.com/track/0wjYQdH

@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk
2026-03-25 16:44:55

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBCRadio3's #ComposerOfTheWeek #COTW
Thomas Adès, Nicolas Hodges, London Sinfonietta & Thomas Adès:
🎵 In Seven Days (Mvts 3 - 7)
#ThomasAdès #NicolasHodges #LondonSinfonietta

@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk
2026-05-25 15:30:01

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBCRadio3's #ComposerOfTheWeek #COTW
Miles Davis, Cleo Henry, Miles Davis, Jj Johnson, Sanford J. Siegelstein, Bill Barber, Gerry Mulligan, John Lewis, Nelson Boyd, Kenny Clarke & Gil Evans:
🎵 Boplicity
#MilesDavis #CleoHenry #JjJohnson #BillBarber

@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk
2026-05-25 15:22:05

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBCRadio3's #ComposerOfTheWeek #COTW
Miles Davis, Miles Davis, John Lewis, Nelson Boyd & Max Roach:
🎵 Milestones
#MilesDavis #JohnLewis #NelsonBoyd #MaxRoach

@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk
2026-05-25 15:19:07

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBCRadio3's #ComposerOfTheWeek #COTW
Miles Davis, Miles Davis, Bud Powell, Tommy Potter & Max Roach:
🎵 Donna Lee
#MilesDavis #BudPowell #TommyPotter #MaxRoach
open.spotify.com/track/5vb7At4

@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk
2026-05-25 15:45:03

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBCRadio3's #ComposerOfTheWeek #COTW
Miles Davis, Miles Davis, Horace Silver, Percy Heath & Art Blakey:
🎵 The Leap
#MilesDavis #HoraceSilver #PercyHeath #ArtBlakey

@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk
2026-05-25 15:41:08

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBCRadio3's #ComposerOfTheWeek #COTW
Miles Davis, Miles Davis, Horace Silver, Percy Heath & Art Blakey:
🎵 Lazy Susan
#MilesDavis #HoraceSilver #PercyHeath #ArtBlakey
open.spotify.com/track/4vLYewW
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@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk
2026-04-24 15:07:34

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBCRadio3's #ComposerOfTheWeek #COTW
Joseph Haydn, Jean‐Pierre Rampal, Wolfgang-Andreas Schultz & Gilbert Audin:
🎵 London Trio No 3 in G Major, H.4.3 (1st mvt)
#JosephHaydn #JeanPierreRampal #WolfgangAndreasSchultz #GilbertAudin

@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk
2026-03-25 16:19:27

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBCRadio3's #ComposerOfTheWeek #COTW
Thomas Adès, Christian Tetzlaff, BBC Philharmonic Orchestra & John Storgårds:
🎵 Violin Concerto
#ThomasAdès #ChristianTetzlaff #BBCPhilharmonicOrchestra #JohnStorgårds

@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk
2026-05-25 15:10:05

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBCRadio3's #ComposerOfTheWeek #COTW
Charlie Parker, Miles Davis, Dizzy Gillespie, Curley Russell & Max Roach:
🎵 Now's the Time
#CharlieParker #MilesDavis #DizzyGillespie #CurleyRussell #MaxRoach

@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk
2026-05-25 15:03:06

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBCRadio3's #ComposerOfTheWeek #COTW
Victor Feldman, Miles Davis, Herbie Hancock, Ron Carter & Tony Williams:
🎵 Joshua
#VictorFeldman #MilesDavis #HerbieHancock #RonCarter #TonyWilliams
open.spotify.com/track/2x91iJc

@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk
2026-03-23 16:00:11

🔊 #NowPlaying on #BBCRadio3:
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- Thomas Adès
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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bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002sq63

@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk
2026-05-25 15:33:05

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBCRadio3's #ComposerOfTheWeek #COTW
Bud Powell, Miles Davis, Kai Winding, Junior Collins, Bill Barber, Gerry Mulligan, Al Haig, Joe Shulman & Max Roach:
🎵 Budo
#BudPowell #MilesDavis #KaiWinding #JuniorCollins #BillBarber #GerryMulligan #AlHaig

@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk
2026-04-23 15:55:50

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBCRadio3's #ComposerOfTheWeek #COTW
Joseph Haydn & Orpheus Chamber Orchestra:
🎵 Symphony No 77 in B flat major, H.1.77 (1st mvt)
#JosephHaydn #OrpheusChamberOrchestra
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@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk
2026-04-23 15:39:51

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBCRadio3's #ComposerOfTheWeek #COTW
Joseph Haydn & Chiaroscuro Quartet:
🎵 String Quartet in G major, Op 33, No 5 (2nd mvt)
#JosephHaydn #ChiaroscuroQuartet

@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk
2026-03-23 16:40:44

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBCRadio3's #ComposerOfTheWeek #COTW
Thomas Adès, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra & Thomas Adès:
🎵 ...but all shall be well
#ThomasAdès #CityofBirminghamSymphonyOrchestra

@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk
2026-03-23 16:25:13

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBCRadio3's #ComposerOfTheWeek #COTW
Thomas Adès, Birmingham Contemporary Music Group & Thomas Adès:
🎵 Chamber Symphony
#ThomasAdès #BirminghamContemporaryMusicGroup

@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk
2026-03-23 16:15:41

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBCRadio3's #ComposerOfTheWeek #COTW
Thomas Adès & Calder Quartet:
🎵 Arcadiana (5th & 6th mvts)
#ThomasAdès #CalderQuartet
open.spotify.com/track/6MuIlfU

@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk
2026-04-23 15:45:52

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBCRadio3's #ComposerOfTheWeek #COTW
Joseph Haydn, Academy of St Martin in the Fields & Neville Marriner:
🎵 The Seven Last Words of Our Saviour on the Cross H.20.1a (Nos 8 & 9)
#JosephHaydn #AcademyofStMartinintheFields #NevilleMarriner

@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk
2026-04-23 15:13:54

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBCRadio3's #ComposerOfTheWeek #COTW
Joseph Haydn, Kammerorchester Basel & Giovanni Antonini:
🎵 Symphony No 85 in B flat major, H.1.85 "La Reine"
#JosephHaydn #KammerorchesterBasel #GiovanniAntonini

@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk
2026-03-23 16:02:13

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBCRadio3's #ComposerOfTheWeek #COTW
Thomas Adès, Nicholas Collon & Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra:
🎵 Hotel Suite from Powder Her Face (Overture)
#ThomasAdès #NicholasCollon #FinnishRadioSymphonyOrchestra

@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk
2026-03-23 16:54:15

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBCRadio3's #ComposerOfTheWeek #COTW
Thomas Adès, Almeida Ensemble, Thomas Adès & Valdine Anderson:
🎵 Powder Her Face, Act 1, Sc 3: Fancy Aria & Interlude
#ThomasAdès #AlmeidaEnsemble #ValdineAnderson

@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk
2026-05-22 15:37:14

🔊 #NowPlaying on #BBCRadio3:
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- 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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bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002d7nf

@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk
2026-05-22 15:00:59

🔊 #NowPlaying on #BBCRadio3:
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- 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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bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002d7nf

@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk
2026-04-22 15:00:34

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- 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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bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002typ1

@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk
2026-03-23 16:08:14

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBCRadio3's #ComposerOfTheWeek #COTW
Thomas Adès, Robert Quinney, King'S College Cambridge Choir & Stephen Cleobury:
🎵 Gefriolsae Me, Op.3b
#ThomasAdès #RobertQuinney #KingSCollegeCambridgeChoir #StephenCleobury

@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk
2026-04-22 15:04:37

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBCRadio3's #ComposerOfTheWeek #COTW
Joseph Haydn & Orpheus Chamber Orchestra:
🎵 Symphony No 81 in G major, H.1.81 (1st mvt)
#JosephHaydn #OrpheusChamberOrchestra

@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk
2026-04-22 15:25:36

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBCRadio3's #ComposerOfTheWeek #COTW
Joseph Haydn & Chiaroscuro Quartet:
🎵 String Quartet in B flat major, Op 33, No 4 (4th mvt)
#JosephHaydn #ChiaroscuroQuartet

@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk
2026-04-22 15:11:40

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBCRadio3's #ComposerOfTheWeek #COTW
Joseph Haydn & Jean‐Efflam Bavouzet:
🎵 Piano Sonata in D major, H.16.42
#JosephHaydn #JeanEfflamBavouzet

@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk
2026-05-21 15:00:14

🔊 #NowPlaying on #BBCRadio3:
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- 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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bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002d7k9

@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk
2026-04-21 15:00:18

🔊 #NowPlaying on #BBCRadio3:
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- 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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bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002v23s

@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk
2026-04-22 15:55:40

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBCRadio3's #ComposerOfTheWeek #COTW
Joseph Haydn, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra & Nikolaus Harnoncourt:
🎵 Symphony No 98 in B flat major (2nd mvt)
#JosephHaydn #RoyalConcertgebouwOrchestra #NikolausHarnoncourt

@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk
2026-04-21 15:10:23

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBCRadio3's #ComposerOfTheWeek #COTW
Joseph Haydn & Paul Lewis:
🎵 Piano Sonata No 20 in C minor (1st mvt)
#JosephHaydn #PaulLewis

@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk
2026-04-22 15:34:40

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBCRadio3's #ComposerOfTheWeek #COTW
Joseph Haydn, Leif Ove Andsnes & Norwegian Chamber Orchestra:
🎵 Piano Concerto No 11 in D major, H.18.11
#JosephHaydn #LeifOveAndsnes #NorwegianChamberOrchestra
#Spotify

@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
2026-05-20 15:00:20

🔊 #NowPlaying on #BBCRadio3:
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- 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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bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002d7gy

@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk
2026-03-20 16:00:28

🔊 #NowPlaying on #BBCRadio3:
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- 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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bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002sdgv

@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk
2026-04-21 15:54:26

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBCRadio3's #ComposerOfTheWeek #COTW
Joseph Haydn, Simona Houda-Šaturovš, North German Radio Phil. Orchestra & Alessandro De Marchi:
🎵 Il Ritorno di tobia, Part 1, No 5b: Anna, m'ascolta (Aria)
#JosephHaydn #SimonaHoudaŠaturová #AlessandroDeMarchi

@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk
2026-03-19 16:00:13

🔊 #NowPlaying on #BBCRadio3:
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- 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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bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002sfnp

@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk
2026-04-21 15:23:21

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBCRadio3's #ComposerOfTheWeek #COTW
Joseph Haydn, Zürcher Sing-Akademie, Kammerorchester Basel & René Jacobs:
🎵 St. Cecilia Mass (Gloria)
#JosephHaydn #ZürcherSingAkademie #KammerorchesterBasel #RenéJacobs
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2026-03-20 16:04:31

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBCRadio3's #ComposerOfTheWeek #COTW
Gaetano Donizetti, Roberto Abbado, Bavarian Radio Symphony Choir & Munich Radio Orchestra:
🎵 Don Pasquale: "Che interminabile andirivieni"
#GaetanoDonizetti #RobertoAbbado #BavarianRadioSymphonyChoir

@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk
2026-03-20 16:22:00

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBCRadio3's #ComposerOfTheWeek #COTW
Gaetano Donizetti, Renato Bruson, Roberto Abbado, Bavarian Radio Symphony Choir, Munich Radio Orchestra, Eva Mei, Frank Lopardo & Thomas Allen:
🎵 Don Pasquale, Act 3: Finale
#GaetanoDonizetti #RenatoBruson #EvaMei

@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk
2026-05-18 15:00:07

🔊 #NowPlaying on #BBCRadio3:
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- 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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bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002d9y8

@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk
2026-03-19 16:45:45

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBCRadio3's #ComposerOfTheWeek #COTW
Franz Liszt & William Wolfram:
🎵 Spirto Gentil from Donizetti's 'La favorite'
#FranzLiszt #WilliamWolfram
open.spotify.com/track/79mxlBv

@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk
2026-03-18 16:00:14

🔊 #NowPlaying on #BBCRadio3:
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- 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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bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002sdg6

@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk
2026-03-17 16:18:31

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBCRadio3's #ComposerOfTheWeek #COTW
Gaetano Donizetti, Nicolo Alaimo, Opera Rara Chorus, Britten Sinfonia & Carlo Rizzi:
🎵 L'Esule di Roma, Act 2: Scene 5 'Non v'e....Al mio delitto!'
#NicoloAlaimo
open.spotify.com/track/2m87Xpj

@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk
2026-03-17 16:04:00

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBCRadio3's #ComposerOfTheWeek #COTW
Gaetano Donizetti, Ambrosian Singers, English Chamber Orchestra & Richard Bonynge:
🎵 L'elisir d'amore, Act 1: 'Che vuol dire codesta suonata?'
#GaetanoDonizetti
open.spotify.com/track/6cfGFvA

@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk
2026-03-20 16:39:31

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBCRadio3's #ComposerOfTheWeek #COTW
Gaetano Donizetti, Benjamin Bernheim, Bologna Municipal Theatre Orchestra & Frédéric Chaslin:
🎵 Dom Sebastien, Act 2: Seul sur la terre
#GaetanoDonizetti #BenjaminBernheim #BolognaMunicipalTheatreOrchestra
#Spotify

@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk
2026-04-17 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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bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002tr77

@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk
2026-03-17 16:00:29

🔊 #NowPlaying on #BBCRadio3:
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- 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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bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002sg95

@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk
2026-03-18 16:05:16

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBCRadio3's #ComposerOfTheWeek #COTW
Gaetano Donizetti & Quartetto Mitja:
🎵 String Quartet No 16 in B minor (2nd mvt)
#GaetanoDonizetti #QuartettoMitja
open.spotify.com/track/3SPKOmd

@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk
2026-03-19 16:06:14

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Gaetano Donizetti, Mark Elder & Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment:
🎵 Les Martyrs (Pas de deux)
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2026-04-16 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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bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002tmtx

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2026-04-17 15:35:32

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Frédéric Chopin & Richard Goode:
🎵 Polonaise Fantasie in A flat major, Op 61
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2026-04-17 15:09:02

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Frédéric Chopin & Alice Sara Ott:
🎵 Waltz in F major, Op 34, No 3
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2026-03-17 16:08:01

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Gaetano Donizetti & The Revolutionary Drawing Room:
🎵 String Quartet No 17 in D major (2nd & 3rd mvts)
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2026-03-19 16:02:16

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Gaetano Donizetti, Natalie Dessay, Toulouse Capitole Orchestra & Michel Plasson:
🎵 La fille du regiment: Salut Š la France
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2026-05-15 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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bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002vy37

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2026-04-15 15:00:01

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- Fryderyk Chopin (1810-1849)
Chopin and his lover George Sand escape the prying eyes of Paris. With Donald Macleod.
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bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002tmfx

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2026-04-16 15:39:22

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Martha Argerich & Fryderyk Chopin:
🎵 Barcarolle in F sharp major Op.60
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open.spotify.com/track/1chFgNJ

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2026-04-16 15:29:22

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Frédéric Chopin & Gabriela Montero:
🎵 Nocturne in D flat major, Op 27, No 2
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open.spotify.com/track/4hbvrHg

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2026-04-16 15:16:22

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Frédéric Chopin & Sir Stephen Hough:
🎵 Piano Sonata No 3 in B minor, Op 58 (1st & 2nd mvts)
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2026-04-16 15:08:24

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBCRadio3's #ComposerOfTheWeek #COTW
Frédéric Chopin & Bertrand Chamayou:
🎵 Berceuse in D flat major Op.57
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open.spotify.com/track/0Vh2SmG

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2026-04-16 15:04:52

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Frédéric Chopin & Eric Lu:
🎵 Prelude in E minor, Op 28, No 4
#FrédéricChopin #EricLu
open.spotify.com/track/76kKqLw

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2026-04-16 15:02:23

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Frédéric Chopin & Jean‐Yves Thibaudet:
🎵 "Minute" Waltz, Op 64, No 1
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2026-04-17 15:21:01

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Frédéric Chopin & Jan Lisiecki:
🎵 Nocturnes, Op 55
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2026-04-17 15:14:32

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Frédéric Chopin & Alice Sara Ott:
🎵 "L'adieu" Waltz in A flat major, Op 69 No 1
#FrédéricChopin #AliceSaraOtt #newRelease 🆕 album
open.spotify.com/track/5LKpLo1

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2026-04-17 15:12:01

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBCRadio3's #ComposerOfTheWeek #COTW
Frédéric Chopin & Alice Sara Ott:
🎵 Waltz in A flat Major, Op 64, No 3
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2026-04-17 15:04:02

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Frédéric Chopin, Charles Spencer & Urszula Kryger:
🎵 "The Messenger" Op 74, No 4
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2026-05-14 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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bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002vxrf

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2026-04-14 15:00:24

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- 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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bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002tmgv

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2026-05-15 15:53:40

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBCRadio3's #ComposerOfTheWeek #COTW
Florence Price & Samantha Ege:
🎵 Fantasie Negre No. 3 in F minor
#FlorencePrice #SamanthaEge
open.spotify.com/track/4oRNOOW

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2026-04-15 15:37:35

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBCRadio3's #ComposerOfTheWeek #COTW
Frédéric Chopin & Gšbor Farkas:
🎵 Impromptu in F sharp major, Op 36
#FrédéricChopin #GáborFarkas
open.spotify.com/track/73asO4T

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2026-04-15 15:19:35

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBCRadio3's #ComposerOfTheWeek #COTW
Frédéric Chopin & Benjamin Grosvenor:
🎵 Piano Sonata No 2 in B flat minor, Op 35 (1st & 2nd mvts)
#FrédéricChopin #BenjaminGrosvenor
open.spotify.com/track/4ucBuYX

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2026-04-15 15:11:35

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Frédéric Chopin & İdil Biret:
🎵 Three Nouvelles Etudes
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2026-04-15 15:04:03

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBCRadio3's #ComposerOfTheWeek #COTW
Frédéric Chopin & Maurizio Pollini:
🎵 "Raindrop" Prelude, Op 28, No 15
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open.spotify.com/track/108wTd2

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2026-05-13 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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bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002vywq

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2026-04-13 15:00:02

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- 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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bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002tnnt

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2026-03-13 16:00:29

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- 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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bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002s450

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2026-04-16 15:50:52

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBCRadio3's #ComposerOfTheWeek #COTW
Frédéric Chopin, Alisa Weilerstein & Inon Barnatan:
🎵 Sonata in G minor for cello and piano, Op 65 (1st mvt)
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2026-03-17 16:02:31

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Gaetano Donizetti, Iain Burnside & Ekaterina Siurina:
🎵 Amor Marinaro
#GaetanoDonizetti #IainBurnside #EkaterinaSiurina
#Spotify

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2026-03-17 16:31:31

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBCRadio3's #ComposerOfTheWeek #COTW
Gaetano Donizetti, Vienna Opera Orchestra & Silvio Varviso:
🎵 Anna Bolena Sinfonia
#GaetanoDonizetti #ViennaOperaOrchestra #SilvioVarviso
#Spotify

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2026-05-14 15:18:29

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBCRadio3's #ComposerOfTheWeek #COTW
Florence Price & Samantha Ege:
🎵 Fantasie Negre No. 4 in B minor
#FlorencePrice #SamanthaEge
open.spotify.com/track/4B2wQyb

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2026-05-14 15:03:30

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBCRadio3's #ComposerOfTheWeek #COTW
Florence Price & Catalyst Quartet:
🎵 String Quartet No.1 in G major (2nd mvt)
#FlorencePrice #CatalystQuartet
open.spotify.com/track/0cZA6ay

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2026-04-14 15:26:28

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBCRadio3's #ComposerOfTheWeek #COTW
Frédéric Chopin & Arthur Rubinstein:
🎵 Nocturne in E flat major, Op 9, No 2
#FrédéricChopin #ArthurRubinstein
open.spotify.com/track/1nGDsTk