Lucie Skeaping presents a programme about the 18thC Scottish composer James Oswald, who rose from humble beginnings in Fife to be the official chamber music composer to George III.

The composer of the music entitled "Airs for the Seasons" is Scotland's most famous 18th Century composer James Oswald, who was born in 1710 and died in 1769. I listened to a recording of his 48 ...

James Oswald To kick-off Benjamin Franklin's 300th Birthday Celebration, we start the hour with works by Scottish composer, James Oswald. David McGuiness directs Concerto Caledonia in selections ...

James’s father was James Oswald the younger of Dunniker, Fife, Scotland and his mother was Anne (Durie). She was born 7th September 1698 and married James in 1714. She died at her son’s house in ...

In the 1760s a Scotsman named James Oswald wrote dozens of sonatas imitating Italian music. This is the Serenata No. 5, by Oswald, played in concert at the University of Georgia by Chatham Baroque.