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Touring Europe—Franz Xaver Wolfgang Mozart (1791-1844)
4/5Donald Macleod follows Franz Xaver Mozart on his tour of Europe.

A Love Affair—Franz Xaver Wolfgang Mozart (1791-1844)
3/5Donald Macleod surveys Franz Xaver Mozart’s secret love affair

Leaving Vienna—Franz Xaver Wolfgang Mozart (1791-1844)
2/5Donald Macleod sees Franz Xaver Mozart leave Vienna to take up work in Galicia.

His Father’s Shadow—Franz Xaver Wolfgang Mozart (1791-1844)
1/5Donald Macleod takes a tour of the early life of Franz Xaver Mozart.

Exile—Louis Moreau Gottschalk (1829-1869)
5/5Donald Macleod finds Gottschalk in a self-imposed exile from America.

Civil War—Louis Moreau Gottschalk (1829-1869)
4/5Donald Macleod explores Gottschalk’s life during the American Civil War

Rags to Riches—Louis Moreau Gottschalk (1829-1869)
3/5Louis Moreau Gottschalk finds fame in America.

Travelling Virtuoso—Louis Moreau Gottschalk (1829-1869)
2/5Donald Macleod follows Gottschalk as he returns to America to try and make his name

An American in Paris—Louis Moreau Gottschalk (1829-1869)
1/5Donald Macleod explores Gottschalk’s youth in New Orleans and Paris

Maestro—Aaron Copland (1900-1990)
5/5From composing to baton-wielding and beyond. With Donald Macleod.