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Composer of the Week Episodes

    Love and LiverpoolMax Bruch (1838-1920)

    3/5 Donald Macleod follows Bruch as he grapples with a new life chapter on British shores.

    Making an ImpressionMax Bruch (1838-1920)

    2/5 Donald Macleod explores Bruch鈥檚 journey towards his hugest hit, his first Violin Concerto.

    On a QuestMax Bruch (1838-1920)

    1/5 Donald Macleod charts Bruch鈥檚 restless early years of musical soul-searching.

    Wobbling OnEdward Elgar (1857-1934)

    5/5 Donald Macleod follows Elgar on a bicycle ride through the countryside.

    Friends and EnigmasEdward Elgar (1857-1934)

    4/5 Donald Macleod decodes Elgar鈥檚 Enigma Variations.

    God Against ArtEdward Elgar (1857-1934)

    3/5 Donald Macleod explores Elgar鈥檚 faith and falling out with God.

    Love鈥檚 GreetingEdward Elgar (1857-1934)

    2/5 Donald Macleod explores Elgar鈥檚 relationship with wife and greatest supporter: Lady Alice.

    Folk Songs of EnglandEdward Elgar (1857-1934)

    1/5 Donald Macleod explores five of Elgar鈥檚 greatest passions - beginning with England itself.

    The Prime Musician of the WorldElisabeth Jacquet de La Guerre (1665-1729)

    5/5 Jacquet de La Guerre brings us to the fair, and still explores new musical territories.

    Sacred ArtElisabeth Jacquet de La Guerre (1665-1729)

    4/5 While posing for a portrait and moving back home, Jacquet shines with her sonatas.

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