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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Lassus and Wine - Part 2
Sun 3 Jan 2021
Hannah French and wine historian Ron Merlino explore connections between Lassus and wine.
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Lassus and Wine - Part 1
Sun 27 Dec 2020
Hannah French and wine historian Ron Merlino explore connections between Lassus and wine.
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Light in the Darkness: Chiaroscuro
Sun 13 Dec 2020
Lucie Skeaping delves into the darkness and light of chiaroscuro in music and art.
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Juan Gutierrez de Padilla
Sun 22 Nov 2020
Lucie Skeaping explores the works of one of colonial Latin America's greatest composers.
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Vincenzo Galilei
Sun 15 Nov 2020
Hannah French and Zak Ozmo explore the life and work of 16thC lutenist Vincenzo Galilei.
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Telemann in Poland
Sun 13 Sep 2020
Polish folk tunes and their influence on the music of Georg Philipp Telemann.
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Caffarelli
Sun 6 Sep 2020
Lucie Skeaping on the life and performances of 18th-century castrato Caffarelli.
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John Dunstaple
Sun 16 Aug 2020
Hannah French profiles the life and music of C15th English composer John Dunstaple.
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Thirty-five years of the York Early Music International Young Artists Competition (2)
Sun 12 Jul 2020
Early music performance and features from the UK and around the world.
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Thirty-five years of the York Early Music International Young Artists Competition (1)
Sun 5 Jul 2020
Lucie Skeaping looks back at previous winners of the Young Artists Competition in York.
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Hercules at the Crossroads
Sun 21 Jun 2020
Hannah French explores two settings of the ancient Greek tale, Hercules at the Crossroads.
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The Judgement of Paris
Sun 7 Jun 2020
Music from an intriguing 18th-century opera-composing competition, The Judgement of Paris.
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A Black History
Sun 17 May 2020
Celebrating the cultural contribution of black people in the 17th and 18th centuries.
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Bach Collegium Japan - 30th Anniversary
Sun 9 Feb 2020
Hannah French talks to Masaaki and Masato Suzuki about 30 years of Bach Collegium Japan.
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Baroque Trumpets at the Bate Collection
Sun 19 Jan 2020
Simon Desbruslais explores some early examples of trumpets in Oxford's Bate Collection.
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Stile Antico's Renaissance Christmas
Sun 22 Dec 2019
Hannah French is joined by members of Stile Antico to explore festive choral music
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La Serenissima at 25
Sun 10 Nov 2019
Hannah French and violinist Adrian Chandler chat about 25 years of La Serenissima.
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Stormy Weather
Sun 13 Oct 2019
Lucie Skeaping explores early music that evokes stormy weather and extreme climates.
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The life and works of Jean Mouton
Sun 6 Oct 2019
A remarkable early 16th-Century French composer, compared solely to Josquin des Prez.
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Early Music Show Special: Al-Andalus!
Sun 29 Sep 2019
Hannah French and guests explore the music and culture of Al-Andalus.
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Thoinot Arbeau's Orchesographie
Sun 15 Sep 2019
An exploration of Thoinot Arbeau's 16th-century dancing manual Orchesographie.
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History of the Chapel Royal
Sun 1 Sep 2019
Lucie Skeaping talks to the director of the Chapel Royal, Joseph McHardy.
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The Sacred Works of Claude Le Jeune
Sun 4 Aug 2019
The life and works of 16th-century French composer Claude Le Jeune.
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Puppetry in opera
Sun 30 Jun 2019
The history of puppets in opera, with musician and director Thomas Guthrie.
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Schutz's Psalmen Davids
Sun 23 Jun 2019
An exploration of Schutz's 26 psalm settings, published 400 years ago.
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Louis-Gabriel Guillemain
Sun 19 May 2019
A profile of 18th-century French violinist and composer Louis-Gabriel Guillemain.
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Herbert of Cherbury
Sun 12 May 2019
The life and legacy of the 16th-century musician and polymath, Edward Herbert
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The Gibbons Clan
Sun 28 Apr 2019
An exploration of the lives and music of a musical C17th dynasty - the Gibbons family.
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Barbara Strozzi 400th anniversary
Sun 10 Mar 2019
A profile of the astonishing 17th-century singer and composer, Barbara Strozzi.
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An Evening in the Palace of Reason
Sun 3 Mar 2019
Florilegium's Ashley Solomon looks at the life and music of Frederick the Great.
