Composer of the Week: Palestrina
BBC Radio 32 upcoming
3/5. Palestrina is employed by popes and princes, with his fame spreading beyond Rome: Donald Macleod sees how he is now working on the reformation of music after the Council of Trent.
Thursday 21 May
1h
4/5. A lifelong friendship, a papal jubilee, and a revamped St Peter's, but also some hard-hitting losses... Donald Macleod sees why Palestrina is considering becoming a priest.
Friday 22 May
1h
5/5. Donald Macleod explores how Palestrina reinvents himself with a new marriage, new trades, and new music of course, but also by joining a collective that celebrates his legacy.
