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Composer of the Week - Franz Waxman

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Donald Macleod explores the early life of Hollywood composer Franz Waxman

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Composer of the Week - Franz Waxman - Annus Mirabilis

Donald Macleod explores the life and work of film composer Franz Waxman, looking at the year 1947 - a highly productive time for him.

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Composer of the Week - Franz Waxman - Cabaret Scenes and Gothic Fantasies

Donald Macleod examines the career of film composer Franz Waxman, including his score for Hitchcock's Rebecca.

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Composer of the Week - Franz Waxman - Epitaphs and Impressions

Donald Macleod contrasts two of Waxman's showpieces for orchestra with The Song of Terezin, a sombre late song cycle.

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Composer of the Week - Franz Waxman - Hollywood's Golden Composer

Donald Macleod looks at Waxman's Academy Award success with the scores for A Place in the Sun and Sunset Boulevard.

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Composer of the Week - Franz Waxman - Sacred and Profane

Donald Macleod looks at some of Waxman's most eclectic works - a sinfonietta written between continents and a Biblical oratorio.

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