Composer of the Week | Berlioz and Shakespeare: 5: What might have been

Old age brings some bitter blows, but Berlioz finds lightness and laughter in his final work. With Donald Macleod.

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  • Type: Factual
  • Channel: BBC Radio 3
  • Duration: 58'39''
  • Broadcast date: 2023
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