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Sally Beamish
Aug 28, 2026
1h 38m 45s
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)
Aug 7, 2026
1h 04m 50s
George Frideric Handel (1685-1759)
Jul 24, 2026
1h 15m 50s
Fela Sowande and the Art Music of Nigeria
Jul 10, 2026
1h 33m 30s
Leonard Bernstein (1918-1990)
Jul 3, 2026
1h 19m 29s
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| 8/28/26 | Sally Beamish | 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 WalesMusic 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 ChordsFor 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/m00309fvAnd 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 | 1h 38m 45s | ||||||
| 8/7/26 | Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791) | 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. K626Presented by Kate Molleson Produced by Megan Jones for BBC Wales AudioFor 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/m002ztshAnd 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. | 1h 04m 50s | ||||||
| 7/24/26 | George Frideric Handel (1685-1759) | Donald Macleod explores the life and music of George Frideric Handel through the patrons, employers and institutions that helped shape his career. From the aristocratic circles of Italy and the court of Hanover to royal favour in Britain and the charitable culture of Dublin, Handel proved adept at navigating the worlds on which composers depended. Yet he remained unusually independent, moving between courts, theatres and concert halls while steadily building a career on his own terms. Along the way, patronage could offer opportunity, security and prestige, but it also brought rivalries, competing loyalties and political complications. Through sacred music, opera, anthem and oratorio, this podcast traces how Handel responded to the people and places that supported his work.Music featured includes extracts from:Dixit Dominus, HWV 232 Tu fedel? Tu costante?, HWV 171a: Recitative and aria Rodrigo, HWV 5: Overture; recitative and aria Il trionfo del Tempo e del Disinganno, HWV 46a: Overture Il trionfo del Tempo e del Disinganno, HWV 46a: "Pure del cielo" La Resurrezione, HWV 47 Eternal Source of Light Divine, HWV 74 Nine German Arias, HWV 202–210: No. 6, "In den angenehmen Büschen" Rinaldo, HWV 7a: Overture Silla, HWV 10: Overture Il pastor fido, HWV 8a: "Sol nel mezzo risona del core" Water Music Suite No. 2 in D major, HWV 349 Acis and Galatea, HWV 49a: "Love sounds th'alarm" As Pants the Hart, HWV 251b Acis and Galatea, HWV 49a: Sinfonia Esther, HWV 50a Coronation Anthem: Zadok the Priest, HWV 258 Coronation Anthem: My Heart Is Inditing, HWV 261 Riccardo Primo, HWV 23: Act III Chorus Atalanta, HWV 35: Overture Alexander's Feast, HWV 75 Funeral Anthem for Queen Caroline, HWV 264 Messiah, HWV 56: Sinfonia L'Allegro, il Penseroso ed il Moderato, HWV 55: "Sweet Bird" Imeneo, HWV 41 Messiah, HWV 56: Part III Foundling Hospital Anthem, HWV 268Presented by Donald Macleod Produced by Ellie Ajao for BBC Audio WalesFor 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 George Frideric Handel (1685-1759): https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002yxkn.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. | 1h 15m 50s | ||||||
| 7/10/26 | Nigerian art musicinfluential composers+3 | Alexander Douglas | High LifeTalking Drums+19 | — | Fela SowandeNigerian music+5 | — | 1h 33m 30s | ||
| 7/3/26 | Leonard BernsteinAmerican music+4 | — | West Side StoryDivertimento Anniversaries+18 | — | Leonard Bernsteinmusic+7 | — | 1h 19m 29s | ||
| 6/19/26 | anonymous musicauthorship+4 | Professor Lisa ColtonProfessor Fay Hield | Romance AnonimoHorn Concerto in E flat major+17 | — | anonymousmusic history+5 | — | 1h 22m 36s | ||
| 6/12/26 | Claudio MonteverdiRenaissance music+4 | — | BBC Radio 3L’Orfeo+3 | — | Claudio MonteverdiRenaissance+5 | — | 1h 08m 07s | ||
| 5/29/26 | Miles Davisjazz music+3 | Nate Chinen | BBC Radio 3 | — | Miles Davisjazz+5 | — | 1h 20m 48s | ||
| 5/15/26 | Florence PriceAfrican American music+5 | Samantha Ege | BBC Radio 3 | — | Florence Pricemusic+6 | — | 1h 26m 43s | ||
| 5/8/26 | Béla BartókHungarian composers+3 | — | BBC Radio 3Romanian Folk Dances+20 | — | Béla BartókHungarian music+3 | — | 1h 10m 23s | ||
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| 5/1/26 | Camille Saint-Saënsmusic history+4 | — | Danse macabre, Op. 40Calme des nuits (Deux Chœurs, Op. 68 No. 1)+21 | — | Camille Saint-Saënsmusic+7 | — | 1h 11m 59s | ||
| 4/24/26 | Joseph Haydnclassical music+4 | — | EszterházyVienna+19 | — | Joseph Haydnclassical composer+7 | — | 1h 12m 09s | ||
| 3/27/26 | Thomas AdèsBritish composer+1 | Thomas Adès. | Powder Her FaceConcerto Conciso+8 | — | Hotel SuitePowder Her Face+2 | — | 1h 01m 28s | ||
| 3/20/26 | Gaetano Donizettibel canto+2 | — | L’Elisir d’amoreMessa di Gloria+5 | Italy | operasarias+2 | — | 1h 06m 04s | ||
| 3/13/26 | New Zealand composersclassical music | — | BBC Audio Wales & WestNew Zealand Composers+11 | New Zealand | Douglas LilburnJenny McLeod+3 | — | 1h 12m 12s | ||
| 3/6/26 | Jean Sibeliussymphonies+2 | — | BBC Audio WalesSymphony No 2+11 | Finland | musicsymphony+2 | — | 1h 05m 19s | ||
| 2/27/26 | Amy Beachsexism in music+2 | — | Piano ConcertoViolin Sonata+10 | — | pianocomposition+2 | — | 55m 46s | ||
| 2/17/26 | Heinrich SchützGerman composer+1 | — | Syncharma MusicumComposer of the Week | Absalon | musicclassical+1 | — | 1h 07m 24s | ||
| 2/6/26 | Erik ChisholmScottish composers+3 | Dr John Purser | Piano Sonatina No. 1Piano Concerto No. 1+11 | ScotlandGlasgow+3 | folk melodypiano+3 | — | 1h 36m 01s | ||
| 1/30/26 | Franz Xaver Mozartclassical music+1 | Professor Cliff Eisen | Piano Concerto No 1 in C, Op 14Piano Quartet in G minor Op 1+11 | — | Piano ConcertoViolin Sonata+1 | — | 1h 12m 02s | ||
| 1/13/26 | Aaron Copland20th-century American music+3 | — | Piano ConcertoClarinet Concerto+18 | BrooklynParis | Billy the KidLincoln Portrait+3 | — | 1h 13m 47s | ||
| 12/26/25 | ChristmasGeorgian Britain+2 | Amanda Vickery | BBC Audio Wales & WestThe Holly and the Ivy Viotti+9 | BritainVauxhall | Jane Austenseasonal customs+1 | — | 1h 02m 23s | ||
| 12/19/25 | Sergey Prokofiev (1891-1953) | This week, Kate Molleson explores the life and music of Sergey Prokofiev – a composer whose imagination shaped some of the most vivid music of the 20th century. From childhood stories in rural Ukraine to bold experiments at the St Petersburg Conservatory, from revolutionary Russia to the bright lights of New York, and finally to his dramatic homecoming, Prokofiev’s journey is full of ambition, upheaval and colour. We hear music that tells tales – fairytales, fantasies and fragments of real life – revealing a composer who never stopped dreaming.Troika (from Lieutenant Kijé Suite, Op. 60) Cinderella Suite, Op. 87 The Winter Bonfire, Op. 122: IV–VIII Music for Children, Op. 65: Nos. 1–9 Peter and the Wolf, Op. 67 Four Études, Op. 2 Autumnal Sketch Piano Concerto No. 1 in D flat major, Op. 10 The Ugly Duckling, Op. 18 Cinderella Suite No. 1, Op. 107: IV. Fairy Godmother and Winter Fairy Symphony No. 1 in D major, Op. 25 'Classical' Seven, They Are Seven, Op. 30 Scythian Suite, Op. 20: I–II Old Grandmother’s Tales, Op. 31: Nos. 1–4 Overture on Hebrew Themes The Love of Three Oranges: Suite Five Songs Without Words Violin Concerto No. 2 in G minor, Op. 63: II. Andante assai Le Pas d’acier Suite, Op 41a: I, II The Prodigal Son, Op. 46, Scene 1: IV–VIII Romeo and Juliet: Dance of the KnightsPresented by Kate Molleson Produced by Ellie Ajao for BBC Audio Wales & WestFor 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 Sergey Prokofiev (1891-1953) https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002n9nvAnd 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 | 1h 06m 34s | ||||||
| 12/5/25 | John Rutter (born 1945) | This week, Donald Macleod visits Sir John Rutter at his Cambridgeshire home to celebrate his 80th birthday and explore the twists and turns of his extraordinary career. One of the most influential choral composers of the 20th and 21st centuries – and for many, the sound of Christmas – Rutter is also an international conductor, arranger, editor and producer, describing himself as a musical “magpie.” Across the week, we hear hallmark carols alongside music shaped by his life’s milestones: from childhood in London and formative years in Cambridge, to his long association with America, his response to personal tragedy, and his latest creative ventures. Music featured: Nativity Carol 4 Orchestral Miniatures: Dance to Your Daddy London Town: A Choral Celebration Shepherd’s Pipe Carol The Lord Bless You and Keep You Visions Cityscapes: Flower of Cities All Banquet Fugue (from The Reluctant Dragon) A Clare Benediction Reflections: Prelude What Sweeter Music Wind in the Willows (Extract – Opening) Somerset Wassail Candlelight Carol I’ll Make Me a World Gloria Cityscapes: Big Apple Ev’ry Time I Feel the Spirit Lord Make me an Instrument (arr. for orchestra) Requiem: Lux Aeterna Mass of the Children: Sanctus and Benedictus The Gift of Life: The Gift of Each Day There is a flower When Icicles Hang: Good Ale Bird Songs: If I were an Owl Dancing Tree (In My Garden) Celebration Overture All the Stars Looked Down Carol of the Magi Presented by Donald Macleod. Produced by Amelia Parker 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 John Rutter (b 1945) https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002mk0y. 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. | 1h 45m 09s | ||||||
| 11/28/25 | Max Roach (1924-2007) | This week, Kate Molleson explores the life and work of a musical giant – drummer and composer Max Roach – in the company of writer and broadcaster Kevin Le Gendre. Together they trace Roach’s extraordinary journey: from his early days at the heart of bebop alongside Bud Powell, Thelonious Monk, Dizzy Gillespie and Charlie Parker, through his pioneering role as a bandleader, his political activism during the civil rights era, and his later innovations in percussion and collaboration. Roach’s story is one of constant reinvention as performer, composer and activist, shaping jazz and beyond for more than half a century.Music includes: Dr Free-Zee (from Max Roach +4) Joy Spring (from Clifford Brown and Max Roach) Bu Dee Daht (from Coleman Hawkins: Rainbow Mist) Salt Peanuts (from Dizzy Gillespie and Charlie Parker: Town Hall, New York City, June 22, 1945) Ko-Ko (from Charlie Parker: The Complete Savoy and Dial Master Takes) Bird Gets the Worm (from Charlie Parker: The Complete Savoy and Dial Master Takes) Move (from Miles Davis: The Complete Birth of the Cool) Cherokee (from Jazz at Massey Hall) Cou Manchi-Cou (from Max Roach Quartet, featuring Hank Mobley) Maximum (from In the Beginning) Daahoud (from Clifford Brown and Max Roach) Sandu (from Study in Brown) Take the A Train (from Study in Brown) Fleurette Africain (from Money Jungle) Driva’man (from We Insist! Max Roach’s Freedom Now Suite) Freedom Day (from We Insist! Max Roach’s Freedom Now Suite) Garvey’s Ghost (from Percussion Bitter Sweet) Lonesome Lover (from It’s Time: Max Roach, his Chorus and Orchestra) The Drum Also Waltzes (from Drums Unlimited) Libra (from Members Don’t Git Weary) Let Thy People Go (from Lift Every Voice and Sing) Joshua (from Lift Every Voice and Sing) A Quiet Place (from Collage) Double Delight (from Bright Moments) Spirit Possession (from Birth and Rebirth) Love is a Many Splendored Thing (from Clifford Brown and Max Roach at Basin Street) Presented by Kate Molleson. Produced by Martin Williams 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 Max Roach (1924-2007) https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002mb7w. 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. | 1h 45m 35s | ||||||
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Chart history for Composer of the Week
Peaked at #67 in United Kingdom, currently #67 in United Kingdom.
| Market | Genre | Peak | Current | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | — | #67 | #67 | — |
| AT | — | #90 | #90 | — |
| IS | — | #100 | #100 | — |
| SG | — | #157 | #157 | — |
| MY | — | #191 | #191 | — |
Chart Positions
5 placements across 5 markets.
Chart Positions
5 placements across 5 markets.