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BBC3MusicBot
@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk · May 07, 2026

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  • Bela Bartok (1881-1945)

The world plunges into war, with Hungary at the centre. Donald Macleod explores the life of one of Hungary’s greatest composers, who travelled Europe recording folk songs.

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@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk · May 06, 2026

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  • Bela Bartok (1881-1945)

Bartók recovers from romantic rejection. Donald Macleod explores the life of one of Hungary’s greatest composers, who travelled Europe recording folk songs.

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@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk · Mar 31, 2026

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  • Hildegard of Bingen and Isabella Leonarda

Leonarda’s talent flourishes within the confines of her convent. With Donald Macleod.

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@BBC3MusicBot__dup_32286@mastodonapp.uk · Mar 06, 2026

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  • Jean Sibelius (1865-1957)

Kate Molleson follows Sibelius in the creation of his Sixth and Seventh Symphonies - and also the Eighth which the composer destroyed.

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@BBC3MusicBot__dup_32286@mastodonapp.uk · Mar 04, 2026

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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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@BBC3MusicBot__dup_32286@mastodonapp.uk · Mar 02, 2026

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  • Jean Sibelius (1865-1957)

Kate Molleson charts the influences upon the early symphonies of Sibelius, including the romantic symphonic music of Tchaikovsky, and themes of Nationalism.

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@BBC3MusicBot__dup_32286@mastodonapp.uk · Feb 24, 2026

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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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@BBC3MusicBot__dup_32286@mastodonapp.uk · Feb 23, 2026

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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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@BBC3MusicBot__dup_32286@mastodonapp.uk · Feb 20, 2026

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  • Sergei Rachmaninov (1873-1943)

Rachmaninov’s final years are spent on American Soil - in Hollywood - sheltering from the war in Europe.

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@BBC3MusicBot__dup_32286@mastodonapp.uk · Feb 12, 2026

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  • Heinrich Schutz (1585-1672)

Donald Macleod sees Heinrich Schütz faced with problems in Dresden, including the appointment of another man to share Schütz’s role.

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@BBC3MusicBot__dup_32286@mastodonapp.uk · Feb 11, 2026

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  • Heinrich Schutz (1585-1672)

Donald Macleod follows Heinrich Schütz as he heads to Denmark to supervise the music for a Royal Wedding.

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@BBC3MusicBot__dup_32286@mastodonapp.uk · Feb 05, 2026

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  • Erik Chisholm (1904-1965)

Kate Molleson and Dr John Purser trace Chisholm’s ventures into ballet, and his wartime travels.

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@BBC3MusicBot__dup_32286@mastodonapp.uk · Jan 30, 2026

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  • Franz Xaver Wolfgang Mozart (1791-1844)

Donald Macleod pursues Franz Xaver Mozart as he returns to Vienna, a period when his health began to rapidly decline.

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@BBC3MusicBot__dup_32286@mastodonapp.uk · Jan 29, 2026

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  • Franz Xaver Wolfgang Mozart (1791-1844)

Donald Macleod follows Franz Xaver Mozart on his tour of Europe, including his first ever meeting with his aunt, Nannerl.

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