The Early Music Show Podcast
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.
UK Only
Episodes to download
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The Notre-Dame School and its musical legacy
Sun 8 Dec 2024
Hannah French explores music in Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris from the 12-18th centuries.
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Gold
Sun 11 Aug 2024
As the Paris Olympics draw to a close, Hannah French explores gold in early music.
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Silver
Sun 28 Jul 2024
Marking the Paris Olympics, Hannah French explores early music associated with silver.
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Bronze
Sun 21 Jul 2024
As the Paris Olympics draw near, Hannah French explores early music connected with bronze.
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The Rise and Fall of JB Lully
Sun 30 Jun 2024
Hannah French explores the world of medieval, renaissance and baroque music.
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Ensemble Augelletti - A Curious MInd
Sun 9 Jun 2024
Hannah French explores the world of early music.
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London International Festival of Early Music
Sun 12 May 2024
Hannah French explores the world of Early Music.
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London International Festival of Early Music
Sun 5 May 2024
Hannah French explores the world of Early Music.
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Hannah French marks the 450th anniversary of the birth of madrigalist John Wilbye
Sun 14 Apr 2024
Hannah French marks the 450th anniversary of the birth of madrigalist John Wilbye.
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Carl Friedrich Abel
Sun 10 Dec 2023
Lucie Skeaping delves into the life and music of C18 viol player Carl Friedrich Abel.
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The Tallis Scholars at 50
Sun 29 Oct 2023
Founder Peter Phillips reviews the Tallis Scholars' five-decade career.
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Fifty years of the Academy of Ancient Music
Sun 15 Oct 2023
Hannah French chats to Laurence Cummings and John McMunn of the Academy of Ancient Music.
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Guillaume de Machaut
Sun 1 Oct 2023
Lucie Skeaping discovers the remarkable Guillaume de Machaut, renowned poet and composer
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The Taverner Consort at 50
Sun 27 Aug 2023
Hannah French talks to Andrew Parrott, founder of the Taverner Consort and Players.
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Antonio Cesti
Sun 13 Aug 2023
Lucie Skeaping delves into the life and music of Italian composer Antonio Cesti.
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Dutch Organ Improvisation
Sun 16 Jul 2023
Sietz de Vries takes Hannah French on an organ tour of Groningen in The Netherlands.
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William Byrd's keyboard music
Sun 2 Jul 2023
Lucie Skeaping looks at how Byrd set the course of English keyboard music.
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Alessandro Stradella: Music, mayhem and murder
Sun 25 Jun 2023
A look at the life and work of Italian Baroque composer Alessandro Stradella.
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Bach's arrival in Leipzig
Sun 28 May 2023
Mark Seow explores the impact of JS Bach's cantata Die Elenden sollen essen.
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The Trouveres
Sun 14 May 2023
Lucie Skeaping meets the singer-songwriters of 13th-century northern France.
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The Brabant Ensemble at 25
Sun 26 Mar 2023
Hannah French chats to Stephen Rice about The Brabant Ensemble's 25th anniversary.
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The Museum of Renaissance Music
Sun 12 Mar 2023
Hannah French leafs through a book of 100 exhibits exploring Renaissance music history
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Follow the Lieder
Sun 5 Mar 2023
The history of German art song from its beginnings in the 12th century to the Renaissance.
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Clare Salaman: A Tribute
Sun 22 Jan 2023
Celebrating the life and work of Clare Salaman, champion of rare and exotic instruments.
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Happy New Year with Stile Antico and William Byrd
New Year's Day 2023
Stile Antico share their love of William Byrd with Hannah French.
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Gabrieli at 40
Christmas Day 2022
Hannah French celebrates Gabrieli's 40th birthday with artistic director, Paul McCreesh.
