Composer of the Week - Arcangelo Corelli (1653-1713)
Donald Macleod follows the glittering career of Arcangelo Corelli, whose meteoric rise to stardom in Rome was followed by fame and honour across all of Europe
Composer of the Week - Arcangelo Corelli (1653-1713) - Episode 1
Donald Macleod discusses Corelli's reputation, which rests on a relatively small collection of six publications and a few accounts about his brilliant playing.
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Composer of the Week - Arcangelo Corelli (1653-1713) - Episode 2
Donald Macleod follows Corelli to Rome, where he begins to find his feet among the musical glitterati of Europe's grandest cultural capital.
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Composer of the Week - Arcangelo Corelli (1653-1713) - Episode 3
Donald Macleod discovers how, although Corelli has established himself as Rome's hottest musical property, the 'affair of the fifths' threatens his hard-won reputation.
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Composer of the Week - Arcangelo Corelli (1653-1713) - Episode 4
Donald Macleod describes how Corelli was taken on by one of Rome's most flamboyant cultural celebrities, the young and wealthy Cardinal Ottoboni.
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Composer of the Week - Arcangelo Corelli (1653-1713) - Episode 5
Donald Macleod describes how Corelli's legacy was honoured and dishonoured by his friends and heirs.
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