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Samuel Sebastian Wesley (1810-1876)
Donald Macleod presents a portrait of irascible and eccentric organist and composer Samuel Sebastian Wesley. A musician largely forgotten today, Wesley was highly rated by Gounod, Parry and Elgar
First Broadcast16 Aug 2010
Latest Broadcast20 Aug 2010
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Composer of the Week
Donald Macleod celebrates the 200th year since the birth of Samuel Sebastian Wesley.
Aug 2010
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Composer of the Week
Rare works by SS Wesley - his competition-winning Glee and the Symphony in C.
Aug 2010
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Composer of the Week
Wesley's disputes with Exeter Cathedral precipitate a move to the industrialised North.
Aug 2010
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Composer of the Week
Another dispute forces Wesley to move from Leeds to Winchester.
Aug 2010
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Composer of the Week
Wesley finally gets his wish to return to Devon, via Gloucester.
Aug 2010