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Composer of the WeekLouis Moreau Gottschalk (1829-1869)Episodes

    Exile

    5/5Donald Macleod finds Gottschalk in a self-imposed exile from America.

    Civil War

    4/5Donald Macleod explores Gottschalk’s life during the American Civil War

    Rags to Riches

    3/5Louis Moreau Gottschalk finds fame in America.

    Travelling Virtuoso

    2/5Donald Macleod follows Gottschalk as he returns to America to try and make his name

    An American in Paris

    1/5Donald Macleod explores Gottschalk’s youth in New Orleans and Paris