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@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
2026-05-04 15:00:43

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- 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 15:00:54

🔊 #NowPlaying on #BBCRadio3:
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- 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
2026-03-04 16:00:08

🔊 #NowPlaying on #BBCRadio3:
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- 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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bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002rspb

@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk
2026-03-05 16:00:14

🔊 #NowPlaying on #BBCRadio3:
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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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bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002rr71

@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 15:24:58

🇺🇦 #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
2026-03-04 16:10:41

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBCRadio3's #ComposerOfTheWeek #COTW
Jean Sibelius & Janne Mertanen:
🎵 The Evening, Op 58, No 5
#JeanSibelius #JanneMertanen

@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk
2026-03-04 16:06:15

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBCRadio3's #ComposerOfTheWeek #COTW
Jean Sibelius & Emerson String Quartet:
🎵 String Quartet in D minor 'Voces Intimae' Op 56 (2nd mvt)
#JeanSibelius #EmersonStringQuartet
open.spotify.com/track/7CBAYws

@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
2026-05-05 15:09:58

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBCRadio3's #ComposerOfTheWeek #COTW
Béla Bartók, Aleksandra Sasha Kozlov & Polina Pastirchak:
🎵 Eight Hungarian Folksongs, Sz. 64
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@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk
2026-03-04 16:39:44

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBCRadio3's #ComposerOfTheWeek #COTW
Jean Sibelius, Berliner Philharmoniker & Sir Simon Rattle:
🎵 Symphony No 4 in A minor, Op 63 (3rd & 4th mvts)
#JeanSibelius #BerlinerPhilharmoniker #SirSimonRattle

@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk
2026-03-04 16:35:42

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBCRadio3's #ComposerOfTheWeek #COTW
Jean Sibelius, Vladimir Ashkenazy & Elisabeth Söderström:
🎵 Spring's Spell, Op 61, No 6
#JeanSibelius #VladimirAshkenazy #ElisabethSöderström

@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk
2026-03-04 16:19:11

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBCRadio3's #ComposerOfTheWeek #COTW
Jean Sibelius, Berliner Philharmoniker & Sir Simon Rattle:
🎵 Symphony No 4 in A minor, Op 63 (1st & 2nd mvts)
#JeanSibelius #BerlinerPhilharmoniker #SirSimonRattle

@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk
2026-03-05 16:21:48

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBCRadio3's #ComposerOfTheWeek #COTW
Jean Sibelius, Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra & Nicholas Collon:
🎵 Symphony No 5 in E flat major, Op 82 (1st mvt)
#JeanSibelius #FinnishRadioSymphonyOrchestra #NicholasCollon

@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk
2026-03-05 16:15:48

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBCRadio3's #ComposerOfTheWeek #COTW
Jean Sibelius, Ilmo Ranta & Karita Mattila:
🎵 The Echo Nymph, Op 72, No 4
#JeanSibelius #IlmoRanta #KaritaMattila

@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk
2026-03-05 16:05:15

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBCRadio3's #ComposerOfTheWeek #COTW
Jean Sibelius, BBC National Orchestra of Wales & Thomas SŸndergård:
🎵 The Oceanides, Op 73
#JeanSibelius #BBCNationalOrchestraofWales #ThomasSøndergård

@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
2026-05-05 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
2026-03-04 16:02:09

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBCRadio3's #ComposerOfTheWeek #COTW
Jean Sibelius, Gerald Finley, Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra & Edward Gardner:
🎵 Twelfth Night (Come Away, Death)
#JeanSibelius #GeraldFinley #BergenPhilharmonicOrchestra #EdwardGardner

@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk
2026-03-05 16:42:46

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBCRadio3's #ComposerOfTheWeek #COTW
Jean Sibelius, Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra & Nicholas Collon:
🎵 Symphony No 5 in E flat major, Op 82 (2nd & 3rd mvts)
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@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk
2026-03-05 16:36:46

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBCRadio3's #ComposerOfTheWeek #COTW
Jean Sibelius, Petri Lehto, Sauli Tiilikainen & Lahti Chamber Choir:
🎵 Jokamies, Op.83 (Everyman)
#JeanSibelius #PetriLehto #SauliTiilikainen #LahtiChamberChoir

@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk
2026-03-03 16:00:07

🔊 #NowPlaying on #BBCRadio3:
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- 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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bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002rtgm

@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk
2026-03-03 16:41:38

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBCRadio3's #ComposerOfTheWeek #COTW
Jean Sibelius, Oslo Philharmonic & Klaus Mäkelä:
🎵 Symphony No 3 in C major, Op 52 (2nd & 3rd mvts)
#JeanSibelius #OsloPhilharmonic #KlausMäkelä

@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk
2026-03-03 16:36:38

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBCRadio3's #ComposerOfTheWeek #COTW
Jean Sibelius, Vladimir Ashkenazy & Tom Krause:
🎵 Erloschen
#JeanSibelius #VladimirAshkenazy #TomKrause

@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk
2026-03-03 16:13:09

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBCRadio3's #ComposerOfTheWeek #COTW
Jean Sibelius, Oslo Philharmonic & Klaus Mäkelä:
🎵 Symphony no.3 in C major Op.52 (1st mvt)
#JeanSibelius #OsloPhilharmonic #KlausMäkelä

@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk
2026-03-03 16:08:38

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBCRadio3's #ComposerOfTheWeek #COTW
Jean Sibelius & Janne Mertanen:
🎵 Kyllikki, Op 41, No 3, Commodo
#JeanSibelius #JanneMertanen
#Spotify

@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk
2026-03-03 16:02:10

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBCRadio3's #ComposerOfTheWeek #COTW
Jean Sibelius, BBC National Orchestra of Wales & Thomas SŸndergård:
🎵 Valse Triste
#JeanSibelius #BBCNationalOrchestraofWales #ThomasSøndergård

@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk
2026-03-03 16:26:09

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBCRadio3's #ComposerOfTheWeek #COTW
Jean Sibelius, Dominante, Lahti Symphony Orchestra & Osmo Vänskä:
🎵 The Captive Queen, Op 48
#JeanSibelius #Dominante #LahtiSymphonyOrchestra #OsmoVänskä

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

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBCRadio3's #ComposerOfTheWeek #COTW
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
2026-03-19 16:56:14

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBCRadio3's #ComposerOfTheWeek #COTW
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
2026-03-18 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
2026-05-01 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
2026-05-01 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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bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002vbn0

@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
2026-02-09 16:47:26

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBCRadio3's #ComposerOfTheWeek #COTW
Heinrich Schütz, Aurore Bucher, Andrea Brown, Rolf Ehlers, Beat Duddeck, Michael Feyfar, Nils Giebelhausen, Ekkehard Abele, Benoît Arnould, La Chapelle Rhénane & Benoît Haller:
🎵 Alleluja! Lobet den Herrn in seinem Heiligtum, SWV 38

@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk
2026-02-09 16:39:55

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBCRadio3's #ComposerOfTheWeek #COTW
Heinrich Schütz, Aurore Bucher, Andrea Brown, Rolf Ehlers, Beat Duddeck, Michael Feyfar, Nils Giebelhausen, Ekkehard Abele, Benoît Arnould, La Chapelle Rhénane & Benoît Haller:
🎵 Zion Spricht: Der Herr hat mich verlassen, SWV 46
open.spotify.com/track/7dZMSYt

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

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

@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
2026-03-30 15:25:50

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBCRadio3's #ComposerOfTheWeek #COTW
Hildegard Of Bingen (1098-1179), Bill Taylor, Guy Sigsworth, Stevie Wishart, Emily Burn, Clemmie Franks, Emily Levy, Victoria Couper, Jocelyn West, Vivien Ellis & Sinfonye:
🎵 O Frondens Virga (tutti)
#BillTaylor

@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk
2026-02-27 16:00:06

🔊 #NowPlaying on #BBCRadio3:
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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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bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002rhgs

@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk
2026-03-30 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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bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001kh9n

@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
2026-04-28 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
2026-04-28 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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bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002vb84

@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk
2026-02-27 16:57:38

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBCRadio3's #ComposerOfTheWeek #COTW
Amy Beach & Alan Feinberg:
🎵 Scottish Legend, Op.54, No.1
#AmyBeach #AlanFeinberg
open.spotify.com/track/382oQU4

@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk
2026-02-27 16:06:43

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBCRadio3's #ComposerOfTheWeek #COTW
Amy Beach & Neave Trio:
🎵 Piano Trio in A minor, Op.150
#AmyBeach #NeaveTrio
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2026-02-26 16:00:27

🔊 #NowPlaying on #BBCRadio3:
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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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bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002rfk0

@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk
2026-03-30 15:26:51

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBCRadio3's #ComposerOfTheWeek #COTW
Hildegard Of Bingen (1098-1179) & Augsburg Early Music Ensemble:
🎵 O Frondens Virga (instrumental)
#HildegardOfBingen10981179 #AugsburgEarlyMusicEnsemble

@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk
2026-03-30 15:12:21

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBCRadio3's #ComposerOfTheWeek #COTW
Hildegard Of Bingen (1098-1179) & Grace Davidson:
🎵 Columba Aspexit
#HildegardOfBingen10981179 #GraceDavidson
open.spotify.com/track/3XS9naK

@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk
2026-03-30 15:02:51

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBCRadio3's #ComposerOfTheWeek #COTW
Hildegard Of Bingen (1098-1179), Anna Sandström, Armonico Consort & Christopher Monks:
🎵 Spiritus Sanctus vivificans
#HildegardOfBingen10981179 #AnnaSandström
open.spotify.com/track/1VLq3dI

@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
2026-04-27 15:00:52

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

@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk
2026-02-26 16:57:29

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBCRadio3's #ComposerOfTheWeek #COTW
Amy Beach & Cécile Licad:
🎵 The Hermit Thrush at Eve, Op.92 No.1
#AmyBeach #CécileLicad
open.spotify.com/track/1URRMxy

@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk
2026-02-26 16:47:56

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBCRadio3's #ComposerOfTheWeek #COTW
Amy Beach & Martina Frezzotti:
🎵 From Grandmother's Garden Op.97 (No.5 Honeysuckle)
#AmyBeach #MartinaFrezzotti

@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk
2026-02-26 16:02:29

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBCRadio3's #ComposerOfTheWeek #COTW
Amy Beach & Cécile Licad:
🎵 Hermit Thrush at Morn, Op.92, No.2
#AmyBeach #CécileLicad
open.spotify.com/track/4MzgWp3

@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk
2026-02-27 16:33:08

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBCRadio3's #ComposerOfTheWeek #COTW
Amy Beach, Yale Schola Cantorum & David Hill:
🎵 The Canticle of the Sun, Op.123
#AmyBeach #YaleScholaCantorum #DavidHill
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@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk
2026-03-30 15:53:21

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBCRadio3's #ComposerOfTheWeek #COTW
Hildegard Of Bingen (1098-1179), Sequentia & Barbara Thornton:
🎵 O virga ac diadema
#HildegardOfBingen10981179 #Sequentia #BarbaraThornton

@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk
2026-03-30 15:49:19

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBCRadio3's #ComposerOfTheWeek #COTW
Hildegard Of Bingen (1098-1179), Sequentia & Barbara Thornton:
🎵 O quam mirabilis
#HildegardOfBingen10981179 #Sequentia #BarbaraThornton

@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk
2026-03-30 15:23:50

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBCRadio3's #ComposerOfTheWeek #COTW
Hildegard Of Bingen (1098-1179), Emily Burn, Clemmie Franks, Emily Levy, Victoria Couper, Jocelyn West, Vivien Ellis & Stevie Wishart:
🎵 O Frondens Virga (solo)
#HildegardOfBingen10981179 #EmilyBurn #ClemmieFranks

@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk
2026-03-30 15:04:50

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBCRadio3's #ComposerOfTheWeek #COTW
Isabella Leonarda, Ensemble Giardino Di Delizie & Ewa Anna Augustynowicz:
🎵 Sonata in G Major, Op 16, No 8
#IsabellaLeonarda #EnsembleGiardinoDiDelizie #EwaAnnaAugustynowicz

@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk
2026-02-24 16:00:14

🔊 #NowPlaying on #BBCRadio3:
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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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bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002rhtm

@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk
2026-03-27 16:00:02

🔊 #NowPlaying on #BBCRadio3:
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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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bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002sqpm

@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk
2026-03-30 15:58:49

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBCRadio3's #ComposerOfTheWeek #COTW
Hildegard von Bingen, Margaret Tindemans, Sequentia & Barbara Thornton:
🎵 Instrumental Piece I
#HildegardvonBingen #MargaretTindemans #Sequentia #BarbaraThornton

@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk
2026-03-30 15:51:52

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBCRadio3's #ComposerOfTheWeek #COTW
Hildegard von Bingen, Margaret Tindemans, Sequentia & Barbara Thornton:
🎵 Instrumental Piece I
#HildegardvonBingen #MargaretTindemans #Sequentia #BarbaraThornton

@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk
2026-03-30 15:33:20

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBCRadio3's #ComposerOfTheWeek #COTW
Isabella Leonarda, Guilhem Worms, Ensemble Il Caravaggio & Camille Delaforge:
🎵 In Sanguine Gloria, Op 6, No 12
#IsabellaLeonarda #GuilhemWorms #EnsembleIlCaravaggio #CamilleDelaforge

@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk
2026-04-28 15:33:31

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBCRadio3's #ComposerOfTheWeek #COTW
Camille Saint‐Saëns, Cristina Ortiz & Fine Arts Quartet:
🎵 Piano Quintet in A minor, Op 14 (1st & 2nd mvts)
#CamilleSaintSaëns #CristinaOrtiz #FineArtsQuartet

@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk
2026-04-28 15:08:33

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBCRadio3's #ComposerOfTheWeek #COTW
Camille Saint‐Saëns, Orchestre national de France & Cristian Măcelaru:
🎵 Symphony No 1 in E flat major, Op 2 (1st & 2nd mvts)
#CamilleSaintSaëns #OrchestrenationaldeFrance #CristianMăcelaru

@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk
2026-02-26 16:53:27

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBCRadio3's #ComposerOfTheWeek #COTW
Amy Beach, Alexandra Whittingham & Plínio Fernandes:
🎵 By the still waters, Op.114
#AmyBeach #AlexandraWhittingham #PlínioFernandes

@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk
2026-02-23 16:00:02

🔊 #NowPlaying on #BBCRadio3:
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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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bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002rf44

@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk
2026-03-26 16:00:16

🔊 #NowPlaying on #BBCRadio3:
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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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bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002sqjb

@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk
2026-02-27 16:23:08

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBCRadio3's #ComposerOfTheWeek #COTW
Amy Beach, Jonathan King, Lady Jess, Tahirah Whittington, Nicole Cabell & Will Liverman:
🎵 Cabildo, Op.149 ('Ah, love is a jasmine vine')
#AmyBeach #JonathanKing #LadyJess #TahirahWhittington #NicoleCabell

@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk
2026-03-27 16:44:03

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBCRadio3's #ComposerOfTheWeek #COTW
Thomas Adès, Hallé & Thomas Adès:
🎵 Aquifer
#ThomasAdès #Hallé
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@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk
2026-03-27 16:05:03

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBCRadio3's #ComposerOfTheWeek #COTW
Thomas Adès & Han Chen:
🎵 Blanca Variations
#ThomasAdès #HanChen
open.spotify.com/track/15KNjrt

@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
2026-04-27 15:34:53

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBCRadio3's #ComposerOfTheWeek #COTW
Camille Saint‐Saëns, Iveta Apkalna, Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra & Mariss Jansons:
🎵 Symphony No 3 in C minor 'Organ' Op 78 (1st mvt)
#CamilleSaintSaëns #IvetaApkalna #BavarianRadioSymphonyOrchestra

@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk
2026-04-27 15:20:54

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBCRadio3's #ComposerOfTheWeek #COTW
Camille Saint‐Saëns, Fanny Clamagirand & Vanya Cohen:
🎵 Violin Sonata No 1 in D minor, Op 75 (1st mvt)
#CamilleSaintSaëns #FannyClamagirand #VanyaCohen

@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk
2026-04-27 15:13:54

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBCRadio3's #ComposerOfTheWeek #COTW
Camille Saint‐Saëns, Swiss Chamber Chorus & Diego Fasolis:
🎵 Calme des nuits, Op 68, No 1
#CamilleSaintSaëns #SwissChamberChorus #DiegoFasolis

@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk
2026-04-27 15:04:54

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBCRadio3's #ComposerOfTheWeek #COTW
Camille Saint‐Saëns, Orchestre national de Lyon & Emmanuel Krivine:
🎵 Danse Macabre, Op 40
#CamilleSaintSaëns #OrchestrenationaldeLyon #EmmanuelKrivine

@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk
2026-02-26 16:09:29

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBCRadio3's #ComposerOfTheWeek #COTW
Amy Beach, Danny Driver, BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra & Rebecca Miller:
🎵 Piano Concerto in C sharp minor, Op 45
#AmyBeach #DannyDriver #BBCScottishSymphonyOrchestra #RebeccaMiller

@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk
2026-04-24 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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bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002v1k7

@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk
2026-03-25 16:00:27

🔊 #NowPlaying on #BBCRadio3:
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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
2026-02-23 16:07:05

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBCRadio3's #ComposerOfTheWeek #COTW
Amy Beach & Joanne Polk:
🎵 Valse-Caprice, Op.4
#AmyBeach #JoannePolk
open.spotify.com/track/6Tvl3lm

@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk
2026-02-23 16:02:36

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBCRadio3's #ComposerOfTheWeek #COTW
Amy Beach & Shani Diluka:
🎵 Young Birches
#AmyBeach #ShaniDiluka
open.spotify.com/track/1Mb8L0r

@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk
2026-03-26 16:09:47

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBCRadio3's #ComposerOfTheWeek #COTW
Thomas Adès & Solem Quartet:
🎵 The Four Quarters (Days & The Twenty-Fifth Hour)
#ThomasAdès #SolemQuartet
open.spotify.com/track/37PrM7w

@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk
2026-03-26 16:02:48

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBCRadio3's #ComposerOfTheWeek #COTW
Thomas Adès, London Symphony Orchestra & Thomas Adès:
🎵 Tevot
#ThomasAdès #LondonSymphonyOrchestra

@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk
2026-04-28 15:24:33

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBCRadio3's #ComposerOfTheWeek #COTW
Camille Saint‐Saëns, Anthony McGill, Demarre McGill, Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestra & Allen Tinkham:
🎵 Tarantelle, Op 6
#CamilleSaintSaëns #AnthonyMcGill #DemarreMcGill #ChicagoYouthSymphonyOrchestra #AllenTinkham

@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk
2026-04-28 15:51:38

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBCRadio3's #ComposerOfTheWeek #COTW
Camille Saint‐Saëns, Ruggiero Ricci, Luxembourg Radio Symphony Orchestra & Pierre Cao:
🎵 Violin Concerto No 1 in A major, Op 20
#CamilleSaintSaëns #RuggieroRicci #LuxembourgRadioSymphonyOrchestra #PierreCao
#Spotify