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Composers and Songwriters
Stories of just a few of the many talented artists that feature on Radio 4.
Mozart—Great Lives
Michael Morpurgo nominates Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.
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Female composers 'lack opportunity'
Jude Kelly and Debbie Wiseman discuss the absence of women in classical music.
Debbie Wiseman—Desert Island Discs
Kirsty Young talks to composer Debbie Wiseman.
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Composing LA
How Western classical music underpinned the golden age of the Hollywood film score.
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Randy Newman—Desert Island Discs
Kirsty Young's castaway is singer-songwriter Randy Newman.
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Elvis Costello—Desert Island Discs
Sue Lawley's castaway is singer-songwriter Elvis Costello
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Philip Glass—Front Row
John Wilson talks to the American composer Philip Glass about his life and music.
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The Making of Kind of Blue—Witness History
Drummer Jimmy Cobb recalls playing with Miles Davis on the album that changed jazz forever
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