Donald Macleod explores the life and music of Germaine Tailleferre, whose published legacy reveals a rich treasure trove of chamber works, solo piano, concertos, ballets, operas and songs

Donald Macleod explores the music and life of Chopin, zooming in on five key places on his lifetime itinerary

Donald Macleod is joined by composer Judith Weir to discuss her life and work. Her music draws on a wide variety of sources: fairy tales, folk stories, Chinese philosophy and Indian music and culture

Donald Macleod explores the life and career of English composer Gustav Holst

Donald Macleod explores works by Carl Maria von Weber

Donald Macleod speaks to five members of a new generation of British composers about their work and the issue of women in music from a contemporary perspective

Hailed by scholars as one of the most successful women in the history of French music, Donald Macleod explores with Mary Cyr, the life and music of Elisabeth Jacquet de La Guerre.

Donald Macleod explores Giuseppe Verdi’s middle period.

Henry Purcell's stageworks: William and Mary's accession heralds a change in direction for one of England's most brilliant and respected composers. Donald Macleod charts Purcell's activities during their reign.

Donald Macleod explores music written in a critical time in Schubert's life, following the diagnosis of serious illness