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The Early Music Show

An exploration of early music, looking at early developments in musical performance and composition in Britain and abroad. UK only: please note that not all episodes are podcast.

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Composer Profile: Johann Jakob Froberger

Composer Profile: Johann Jakob Froberger

Harpsichordist Sophie Yates looks at the life and music of the German keyboard virtuoso Johann Jakob Froberger, who was ... Read more

15 May 2016

17mins

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Barbara Strozzi 400th anniversary

Barbara Strozzi 400th anniversary

Marking the 400th anniversary of her birth, Hannah French presents a profile of the extraordinary 17th-century singer an... Read more

10 Mar 2019

24mins

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Debussy and Rameau

Debussy and Rameau

As part of the commemoration of the hundredth anniversary of Debussy's death, Hannah French asks what it was about Ramea... Read more

18 Mar 2018

22mins

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Couperin's keyboard

Couperin's keyboard

Lucie Skeaping talks to harpsichordist Carole Cerasi about the keyboard music of Francois Couperin, in the light of her ... Read more

29 Apr 2018

33mins

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Bach's Art of Fugue

Bach's Art of Fugue

Lucie Skeaping takes expert advice from Simon Heighes to explore the background, purpose and music of JS Bach's last gre... Read more

16 Feb 2014

23mins

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Louis-Gabriel Guillemain

Louis-Gabriel Guillemain

A profile of 18th-century French violinist and composer Louis-Gabriel Guillemain, who served King Louis XV, becoming one... Read more

19 May 2019

14mins

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The Hanseatic League

The Hanseatic League

Catherine Bott explores the history of the Hanseatic League and the impact that it had for music from the 13th to the 18... Read more

13 Feb 2012

14mins

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Music in a cold climate

Music in a cold climate

Lucie Skeaping talks to cornett player Gawain Glenton about the history of the Hanseatic League - a trade route that dev... Read more

3 Jun 2018

30mins

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Hampton Court and Edward VI

Hampton Court and Edward VI

Lucie Skeaping visits Hampton Court Palace to find out about the music written during the short, but eventful reign of K... Read more

11 Jan 2015

31mins

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Dufay's Europe

Dufay's Europe

Guillaume Dufay was one of the most famous and successful composers of the mid 15th century. Born in Cambrai in what is ... Read more

1 Jun 2014

18mins

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Episode 2

Episode 2

As part of the Piano Season on the BBC, Lucie Skeaping presents the second of two programmes about the development of th... Read more

17 Oct 2012

16mins

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Episode 1

Episode 1

As part of the Piano Season on the BBC, Lucie Skeaping presents the first of two programmes about the development of the... Read more

13 Oct 2012

20mins

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Jean-Philippe Rameau and the Dance

Jean-Philippe Rameau and the Dance

In the second of our three programmes marking the 250th anniversary of the death of Jean Philippe Rameau, Sophie Yates v... Read more

17 Aug 2014

30mins

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The Return of the Nyckelharpa

The Return of the Nyckelharpa

The multi-instrumentalist Clare Salaman presents a programme all about a once popular early instrument with Swedish orig... Read more

2 Mar 2014

14mins

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CPE Bach in Hamburg

CPE Bach in Hamburg

Piers Adams celebrates CPE Bach's 300th anniversary year with a visit to the city of Hamburg, where the 54-year-old Eman... Read more

22 Oct 2014

31mins

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The Passacaglia

The Passacaglia

Lucie Skeaping traces the history and development of the dance-based form, from its origins in Iberian street music to t... Read more

5 Mar 2012

13mins

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Episode 1

Episode 1

In the first of two tribute programmes to the late Frans Bruggen, the recorder player Piers Adams reflects on Bruggen's ... Read more

16 Nov 2014

22mins

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