Composer of the Week - Spanish Baroque (1600-1750)
Donald Macleod shines a spotlight on the brilliant, but little-known musicians of 17th and 18th-century Spain and uncovers a hidden treasure-trove of masterpieces
Composer of the Week - Spanish Baroque (1600-1750) - Episode 1
Donald Macleod introduces the brilliant, but little-known musicians of 17th and 18th-century Spain, where ancient and modern traditions collided.
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Composer of the Week - Spanish Baroque (1600-1750) - Episode 2
Madrid was unmoved by opera's growing popularity in Europe. Donald Macleod explores how composers at the Spanish court looked for their own way of bringing music into the theatre.
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Composer of the Week - Spanish Baroque (1600-1750) - Episode 3
Donald Macleod considers how modern styles, popular tunes and dance rhythms found their way into the sacred 'villancico' form in Spanish Baroque music.
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Composer of the Week - Spanish Baroque (1600-1750) - Episode 4
Donald Macleod explores the fierce debates about what constituted 'proper' Spanish music as a new generation of composers came of age and exotic dance styles were exported.
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Composer of the Week - Spanish Baroque (1600-1750) - Episode 5
Donald Macleod focuses on how, as the 18th century progressed, the gradual insinuation of Italian styles into Spanish music became a tidal wave. Spain finally embraced opera.
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