Composer of the Week Podcast

Donald Macleod reflects back on the life and work of a Titan of Musical Theatre.

Donald Macleod joins Sally Beamish at her home on the south coast of England to celebrate her 70th birthday. Across a lifetime in music, Beamish has combined careers as performer and composer, drawing inspiration from places, people and collaborations along the way. From a musical childhood in post-war London and her early years as a violist, to a transformative move to Scotland and a growing international reputation as a composer, Beamish reflects on the experiences that have shaped her creative life. Folk traditions, landscape, birdsong and long-standing creative relationships all play a part, as she looks back on a remarkable career and ahead to new projects.
Presented by Donald Macleod
Produced by Ellie Ajao for BBC Audio Wales
Music featured includes:
April
Crescent
The Wise Maid
Gerropaedie
Partita
The Naming of Birds: III. Carduelis Cannabina, Emberiza Calendra
Seavaigers
Cello Sonata: II. Scherzo-Allegro
Trance
The Day Dawn
Stone, Salt and Sky: Processional
Gala Water
Piobaireachd
The Singing
First Peace
Viola Concerto No. 1
City Stanzas (Piano Concerto No. 3): Burlesque
Bridging the Day
Trinculo
Sally's Tune
Prelude and Canon
Night Songs
Pavan
Caliban
Spinal Chords
For full track listings, including artist and recording details, and to listen to the pieces featured in full (for 30 days after broadcast) head to the series page for Sally Beamish: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00309fv
And you can delve into the A-Z of all the composers we’ve featured on Composer of the Week here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/3cjHdZlXwL7W41XGB77X3S0/composers-a-to-z

Kate Molleson follows Felix Mendelssohn's journeys across Europe, tracing how travel shaped one of the nineteenth century's most gifted musical minds. From a privileged upbringing in Berlin and early encounters with Goethe, through concert tours in Britain and adventures in Scotland and Italy, Mendelssohn absorbed new landscapes, cultures and ideas wherever he went. Alongside artistic inspiration came professional opportunities, influential friendships and the challenge of establishing himself as a composer on his own terms. Returning to Germany after years on the road, he channelled these experiences into some of his most celebrated music while helping to shape the country's musical life through his work in Leipzig.
Presented by Kate Molleson
Produced by Ellie Ajao for BBC Audio Wales
Music featured includes:
Symphony No. 4 in A major "Italian", Op. 90
Rondo capriccioso in E major, Op. 14
Overture to A Midsummer Night's Dream, Op. 21
Piano Quartet in F minor, Op. 2: Adagio
Octet in E flat major, Op. 20: Allegro moderato
Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 11 (1829 London Version): Scherzo
Calm Sea and Prosperous Voyage, Op. 27
Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 11: Allegro di molto
Wer nur den lieben Gott lässt walten
Piano Concerto No. 1 in G minor, Op. 25: I & II
Symphony No. 3 in A minor, Op. 56 "Scottish": II. Vivace non troppo and IV. Allegro vivacissimo – Allegro maestoso assai
Hebrides Overture, Op. 26
Fantasia in F sharp minor, Op. 28 "Scottish Sonata"
Three Fantasies (or Caprices), Op. 16
Venetian Gondola Song
Ave Maria
Symphony No. 5 in D major "Reformation", Op. 107: IV. Chorale "Ein feste Burg"
Psalm 115, Nicht unserm Namen, Herr, Op. 31
Symphony No. 4 in A major "Italian", Op. 90: III & IV
String Quintet No. 1 in A major, Op. 18: III. Adagio e lento
Songs Without Words, Book I, Op. 19b
Trumpet Overture, Op. 101
Paulus, Op. 36, Part I: "Herr! Der du bist der Gott"
Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64: I. Allegro molto appassionato
For full track listings, including artist and recording details, and to listen to the pieces featured in full (for 30 days after broadcast) head to the series page for Felix Mendelssohn: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m003029d
And you can delve into the A-Z of all the composers we’ve featured on Composer of the Week here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/3cjHdZlXwL7W41XGB77X3S0/composers-a-to-z

Kate Molleson tells Mozart’s story through five of the relationships that shaped the composer and his music - from his friends and family to a mentor and a supposed rival.
Symphony no. 35, K385 ‘Haffner’
Violin Concerto No. 1 in B flat, K207
Concerto for Flute Harp and orchestra in C, K299
Symphony no. 31 D major, K297 'Paris'
Idomeneo
Piano Concerto No. 20 in D minor, K466
Concerto for Two pianos no. 10 in E flat major, K365
Exsultate Jubilate
Symphony No. 29 in A major, K201
Vespers sollennes de confessore in C, K339
Sonata for Piano Four hands in D major, K381
String Quartet no. 20 in D Major, K499 ‘Hoffmeister’
Symphony no. 36, K425 ‘Linz’
String Quartet no. 19 in C major, K465 ‘Dissonance’
Fantasia in C minor, K475
Symphony no. 41 in C Major, K551 'Jupiter'
Die Entfuhrung aus dem Serail - Overture
Der Schauspieldirektor, K486: Da Schlägt die Abschiedsstunde
Piano Concerto no. 24 in C minor, K491
Così fan tutte
Chamber Orchestra of Europe
Clarinet concerto in A major, K622
Masonic funeral music in C minor, K477
Trio in E flat for clarinet viola and piano, K498 'Kegelstatt'
The Magic Flute: Overture
The Magic Flute: Finale
Requiem in D minor. K626
Presented by Kate Molleson
Produced by Megan Jones for BBC Wales Audio
For full track listings, including artist and recording details, and to listen to the pieces featured in full (for 30 days after broadcast) head to the series page for Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791): https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002ztsh
And you can delve into the A-Z of all the composers we’ve featured on Composer of the Week here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/3cjHdZlXwL7W41XGB77X3S0/composers-a-to-z.

Donald Macleod journeys through the life and work of Alice Mary Smith, with guests Ian Graham-Jones and Leanne Langley.
Music featured:
Symphony in C minor
Weep no more!
Rondo: The Vale of Tempe
Lover’s melancholy
The First Snowfall
Out of the Deep (Psalm 130)
Overture ‘Lalla Rookh’
String Quartet ‘Tubal-Cain’
Six Short Pieces
Overture ‘Endymion No 2’
Impromptu in D minor
Overture ‘Vivien’
By the Waters of Babylon
Andante for Clarinet and Orchestra
Melody and Scherzo
O that we two were maying
Queen of love
Symphony in A minor
Overture ‘The Masque of Pandora’
L’ange et l’enfant
Overture ‘Jason, or the Argonauts and the Sirens’
Produced by Luke Whitlock for BBC Audio Wales & West
For full track listings, including artist and recording details, and to listen to the pieces featured in full (for 30 days after broadcast) head to the series page for Alice Mary Smith: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002z6mr
And you can delve into the A-Z of all the composers we’ve featured on Composer of the Week here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/3cjHdZlXwL7W41XGB77X3S0/composers-a-to-z