Composer of the Week

Matthew Crawford explores the work of this prolific American composer, born in 1937. Read more Audio

Themes of freedom, beauty, sadness and spiritualism run through Vasks’s often understated work. Peteris Vasks (b 1946), presented by Robyn Jaquiery. Read more Audio

Brett Dean (b 1961), in conversation with Matthew Crawford. Read more Audio

Dianne James introduces the piano and chamber music of Johannes Brahms (1833-1897) Read more Audio

Gian Carlo Menotti (1911-2007), presented by Elric Hooper and Des Wilson. Read more Audio

Georg Philipp Telemann (1681-1767), presented by David Morriss. Read more Audio

Reynaldo Hahn (1874/5 - 1947), presented by William Dart. Read more Video, Audio

A writer whose words have been set to music by hundreds of musicians. Read more Audio

To mark the New Zealand composer's 70th birthday, in 2011, Charlotte Wilson talked with Dame Gillian Whitehead. Read more Audio

Old and new music: Megan Collins looks at the traditional music of the Minangkabau people from West Sumatra and introduces leading composers of the region. Read more Audio

The Armenian composer who worked during the Soviet era. Read more Audio

Clarissa Dunn tells the story of the life and music of an Italian favourite - Giacomo Puccini. Read more Audio