An informative and accessible guide to composers' lives and their music.
Christmas in Latvia homepage
Kate Molleson journeys through the Christmas season across Latin America.
A Latin American Christmas homepage
Donald Macleod explores the life and work of German composer Luise Adolpha Le Beau.
Luise Adolpha Le Beau (1850-1927) homepage
Donald Macleod explores London during the short lifetime of Henry Purcell.
Henry Purcell (1659-1695) homepage
Kate Molleson explores the life and music of American jazz pianist and composer Bud Powell
Bud Powell (1924-1966) homepage
Donald Macleod takes a whirl around the world through the music of ballroom dancing.
Ballroom Blockbusters homepage
Donald Macleod looks at five sides of the complex and magnetic Franz Liszt.
Franz Liszt (1811-1886) homepage
Donald Macleod explores the life and music of African American composer Margaret Bonds.
Margaret Bonds (1913-1972) homepage
Kate Molleson shines the spotlight on the life and music of Charles Ives.
Charles Ives (1874-1954) homepage
Donald Macleod and Leah Broad survey the life and work of British composer Dorothy Howell.
Dorothy Howell (1898-1982) homepage
Donald Macleod surveys the career of 18th-century composer Christoph Willibald Gluck.
Christoph Willibald Gluck (1714-1787) homepage
Donald Macleod explores the life and work of Gustav Holst.
Gustav Holst (1874-1934) homepage
Kate Molleson explores Schoenberg's life through the prism of five different visual works.
Arnold Schoenberg (1874-1951) homepage
Donald Macleod examines Bruckner's struggle to become the great composer we know today.
Anton Bruckner (1824-1896) homepage
Donald Macleod explores the world of a musician also remarkable for his sporting prowess.
Musical Olympians - Joseph Bologne homepage
Donald Macleod explores the world of a musician also remarkable for her sporting prowess.
Musical Olympians - Ethel Smyth homepage
Kate Molleson guides us through Mexican composer Silvestre Revueltas's colourful life.
Silvestre Revueltas (1899-1940) homepage
Donald Macleod shines a light on the life and music of English composer Thomas Linley Jnr.
Thomas Linley Jnr (1756-1778) homepage
Donald Macleod explores key figures in the life of Richard Strauss.
Richard Strauss (1864-1949) homepage
Donald Macleod explores the life and work of multi-faceted American composer Lou Harrison.
Lou Harrison (1917-2003) homepage
Kate Molleson explores the life and loves of Anton铆n Dvo艡谩k.
Anton铆n Dvo艡谩k (1841-1904) homepage
Donald Macleod surveys the life and turbulent times of English composer Orlando Gibbons.
Orlando Gibbons (1583-1625) homepage
Donald Macleod explores the remarkable, tragic story of a gifted violinist and composer.
Amanda Maier-R枚ntgen (1853-1894) homepage
Donald Macleod surveys the life and music of Russian composer Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov.
Rimsky-Korsakov (1844-1908) homepage
Kate Molleson explores the life and works of Elizabeth Maconchy.
Elizabeth Maconchy (1907-1994) homepage
Donald Macleod follows CPE Bach's story, using the composer's autobiography as his guide.
CPE Bach (1714-1788) homepage
Donald Macleod tracks the scandalous life of Achille-Claude Debussy.
Claude Debussy (1862-1918) homepage
Donald Macleod looks at the people and places that had an impact on Grieg's life and work.
Edvard Grieg (1843-1907) homepage
Kate Molleson focuses on the music Brahms wrote for himself and his friends to play.
Johannes Brahms (1833-1897) homepage
Donald Macleod follows the young Mozart and his family on an ambitious European adventure.
Mozart's Grand Tour homepage