Composer of the Week - Carl Orff (1895-1982)
Donald Macleod is joined by Professor Michael Kater, author of the book Composers in the Nazi Era, to unravel the complex life and work of Carl Orff
Composer of the Week - Carl Orff (1895-1982) - A New Regime
Donald Macleod and Michael Kater discuss how Carl Orff's life and work were shaped by the start of the Third Reich, and the Nazi reaction to his 1937 work Carmina Burana.
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Composer of the Week - Carl Orff (1895-1982) - Fairytales (Second World War)
Donald Macleod discusses how Orff lived through one of the worst periods in history, yet sought inspiration in fairy tales and Greek myths.
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Composer of the Week - Carl Orff (1895-1982) - Father, I Have Sinned
Donald Macleod and Michael Kater ask whether Carl Orff was having feelings of guilt in later life, looking at his final works and his personal correspondence.
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Composer of the Week - Carl Orff (1895-1982) - Munich in the Weimar Republic
Donald Macleod and Michale Kater focus on Orff's early years, as he struggled to establish himself as a composer in a reactionary Munich.
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Composer of the Week - Carl Orff (1895-1982) - The White Rose
Donald Macleod and Michael Kater discuss Orff's behaviour during the Second World War and immediately afterwards.
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