Composer of the Week Podcast

Kate Molleson explores the life and music of Tania León in conversation with the composer herself. Born in Cuba and later settling in the United States, León has built an international career as a composer, conductor, educator and advocate for new music. From her early musical experiences in Havana and the influence of Cuban culture, to her work in New York's dance community and collaborations with performers around the world, León reflects on the people, places and ideas that have shaped her creative life. Along the way, she discusses encounters with figures including Nelson Mandela, Marian Anderson, Leonard Bernstein and Conlon Nancarrow, as well as the experiences that have informed a body of work spanning orchestral, chamber, vocal and stage music.
Presented by Kate Molleson
Produced by Luke Whitlock for BBC Audio Wales
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 Tania León: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0032fwy
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
Music featured includes:
Parajota Delaté
Rituál
Haiku
Chan Chan
Batá
Homage to Prokofiev
Batéy
Journey
Ajiaco
Carabalí
Oh Yemanja (Mother's Prayer) from Scourge of Hyacinths
Singin' Sepia (Five Songs on Poems by Rita Dove)
Saóko
Horizons
De Memorias
Tumbao
Esencia
Rondó a la Criolla
Alma
Inura (Understanding)
A tres voces
Bailarín
Pasajes
Zero Plus Anything
Homenatge
Stride
Elegia a Paul Robeson
Raíces (Origins)

Donald Macleod explores the rise and fall of the Venetian School, the group of composers who helped make sixteenth-century Venice one of the musical capitals of Europe. As the Republic's political and commercial influence began to wane, its cultural life flourished. Music spilled out from churches, confraternities, publishing houses and civic celebrations, while St Mark's Basilica became the focal point of a distinctive and influential musical tradition. From the arrival of Adrian Willaert to the contributions of Cipriano de Rore, Andrea Gabrieli, Giovanni Gabrieli and their contemporaries, Donald traces a period of extraordinary innovation, rivalry and artistic ambition, set against the ceremonies, politics and myths of the Most Serene Republic.
Presented by Donald Macleod
Produced by Sam Phillips for BBC Audio Wales
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 The Venetian School: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00320zw
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
Music featured includes:
Giovanni Gabrieli: O Magnum Mysterium
Claudio Merulo: Benedicam Dominum
Francesco Canova da Milano: Fantasia No. 19 "Bellissima"
Adrian Willaert: Vecchie Letrose
Adrian Willaert: Infelix ego
Claudio Merulo: Toccata VIII
Adrian Willaert: Veni Sancte Spiritus
Adrian Willaert: Lauda Jerusalem Dominum
Claudio Merulo: Cumque beatissimus Marcus Evangelista
Adrian Willaert: Vespro della Beata Vergine: Dixit Dominus
Cipriano de Rore: De le belle contrade d'oriente
Jacques Buus: Ricercare
Giovanni Bassano: Deus qui beatum Marcum
Giovanni Bassano: La rose (after Willaert)
Cipriano de Rore: Missa Praeter rerum seriem – Credo; Sanctus & Benedictus
Andrea Gabrieli: Asia felice hor ben posso chiamarmi
Cipriano de Rore: Descendi in Hortum Meum
Gioseffo Zarlino: Modulationes per Philippum de Monte
Andrea Gabrieli: Missa Vexilla Regis – Gloria & Credo
Andrea Gabrieli: Ricercar VII
Baldassare Donato: Chi la gagliarda
Gioseffo Zarlino: Adiuro vos, filiae
Giovanni Gabrieli: Sacrae Symphoniae – Canzon III a 4
Andrea Gabrieli: Egredimini videte
Giovanni Gabrieli: Canzon duodecimi toni
Andrea Gabrieli: Ecco Vinegia bella
Gioseffo Zarlino: Pater noster, Ave Maria
Andrea Gabrieli: Gloria a 16
Giovanni Gabrieli: Magnificat, C75
Baldassare Donato: Viva sempre
Giovanni Croce: In spiritu humilitatis
Giovanni Gabrieli: Deus qui beatum Marcum
Giovanni Gabrieli: Sonata XX a 22
Giovanni Croce: Quaeramus cum pastoribus
Giovanni Bassano: Tota pulchra es
Giovanni Gabrieli: Kyrie
Giovanni Gabrieli: O quam suavis
Giulio Cesare Martinengo: Regum Mundi
Giovanni Gabrieli: Litaniae Beatae Mariae Virginis, C63

Donald Macleod explores the life of Cyril Scott.
Music featured:
Lotus Land, Op 47 No 1
Lullaby, Op 57 No 2
Water Wagtail, Op. 71 No. 3
Paradise-Birds (Five Poems, No 5)
Symphony No 1 in G (excerpt)
Etude, Op 4 No 3
Piano Quartet in E minor, Op 16
Three Symphonic Dances, Op 22 (Allegro con brio – Vivace)
Aubade, Op 77
Violin Sonata No 1, Op 59 (excerpt)
Lullaby, Op 57 No 2
Pierrot triste, Op 35 No 1 (Two Pierrot Pieces)
Piano Concerto No 1 (Allegro maestoso)
Soirée japonaise, Op 67 No 4
Piano Trio No 1 (Rondo giocoso)
Ballad of Fair Helen of Kirkonnel, Op 8
Piano Quintet in C, No 1 (excerpt)
Guitar Sonatina (Finale)
Violin Concerto (excerpt)
Spanish Dance
Neptune – poem of the sea (excerpt)
Symphony No 3 (Erato: Muse of Love and Poetry)
Fantasie orientale
Concerto for oboe and string orchestra (excerpt)
Victorian Waltz
Trio in B flat, for clarinet, cello and piano (Rondo capriccioso)
Symphony No 4 (Adagio)
Piano Sonata No 3 (Molto tranquillo)
String Quartet No 2 (excerpt)
Piano Concerto No 2
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 Cyril Scott (1879-1970): https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0031pym
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
Produced by Luke Whitlock

Kate Molleson explores the last five years of Franz Schubert’s life.
Music featured:
Octet in F, D. 803
Hungarian Melody in B minor, D. 817
Rosamunde, D797
String Quartet No. 13 in A minor, D. 804
Ave Maria, D. 839
Piano Sonata in A minor, D. 845
Symphony No. 9 in C, D. 944
Mass in C, D. 452
Der Graf von Gleichen, D. 918
String Quartet in G, D. 887
Piano Sonata in G, D. 894
Winterreise, D. 911
Ständchen, D. 920
Fantasie in F minor, D. 940
Tantum ergo, D.962
String Quintet in C, D. 956
Piano Sonata in B flat, D. 960
Piano Quintet in A, D. 667
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 Franz Schubert - The Final Years: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00317d0
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
Produced by Luke Whitlock

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