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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Lost Sounds
Sun 30 Nov 2014
Clare Salaman explores forgotten instruments that were once part of musical life.
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Episode 1—Frans Bruggen
Sun 23 Nov 2014
1/2 Recorder player Piers Adams reflects on Frans Bruggen's career as a recorder virtuoso.
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Episode 2—Frans Bruggen
Sun 23 Nov 2014
2/2 Lucie Skeaping focuses on Frans Bruggen's career as a conductor.
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CPE Bach in Hamburg
Sun 12 Oct 2014
Piers Adams celebrates CPE Bach's 300th anniversary year with a visit to Hamburg.
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Composer Profile: Pierre de Manchicourt
Sun 5 Oct 2014
Lucie Skeaping and conductor Stephen Rice explore the music of Pierre de Manchicourt.
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A Tribute to Christopher Hogwood
Sun 28 Sep 2014
Lucie Skeaping presents a tribute to conductor and musicologist Christopher Hogwood.
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Music in 18th-Century Birmingham
Sun 14 Sep 2014
Lucie Skeaping investigates the music of 18th-century Birmingham.
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The Roots of Klezmer
Sun 7 Sep 2014
Lucie Skeaping explores the origins of klezmer with musicologist Dr Alexander Knapp.
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Jean-Philippe Rameau and the Dance
Sun 17 Aug 2014
Sophie Yates explores Rameau's dance music in his theatrical works.
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How to be HIP
Sun 10 Aug 2014
Clare Salaman on recent developments in historically-informed performance in early music.
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CPE Bach in Berlin
Sun 6 Jul 2014
Piers Adams visits Charlottenburg, the palace of King Frederick the Great.
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Composer Profile: Robert Fayrfax
Sun 29 Jun 2014
Lucie Skeaping on the life and music of English 16th-century composer Robert Fayrfax.
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Rameau and the Harpsichord
Sun 15 Jun 2014
Sophie Yates visits the Russell Collection to play harpsichords from the time of Rameau.
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Hilliard Ensemble - 40th Anniversary
Sun 11 May 2014
Lucie Skeaping talks to members of the Hilliard Ensemble and introduces their recordings.
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18th Century Season Composer Profile: Carl Friedrich Abel
Sun 27 Apr 2014
Lucie Skeaping explores the life and music of London-based composer Carl Friedrich Abel.
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18th Century Season: Hogarth
Sun 20 Apr 2014
Lucie Skeaping explores some of William Hogarth's pictures and their references to music.
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Gluck's Iphigenie en Tauride
Sun 6 Apr 2014
Lucie Skeaping explores music from Gluck's operatic masterpiece Iphigenie en Tauride.
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Live at Southbank Centre: Composer Profile - Locatelli
Sun 23 Mar 2014
Lucie Skeaping explores the life and work of violinist-composer Pietro Antonio Locatelli.
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CPE Bach 300th Anniversary
Sun 9 Mar 2014
Piers Adams marks the 300th anniversary of the birth of CPE Bach.
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The Return of the Nyckelharpa
Sun 2 Mar 2014
Multi-instrumentalist Clare Salaman explores a once-popular instrument: the nyckelharpa.
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The Cardinall's Musick at 25
Sun 23 Feb 2014
Lucie Skeaping talks to Andrew Carwood, director of the Cardinall's Musick.
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Bach's Art of Fugue
Sun 16 Feb 2014
Lucie Skeaping focuses on JS Bach's last great masterpiece, The Art of Fugue
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Composer Profile: Perotin
Sun 26 Jan 2014
Lucie Skeaping presents recordings of music by the 13th-century European composer Perotin.
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European Union Baroque Orchestra
Sun 19 Jan 2014
The European Union Baroque Orchestra plays music by Bach, Rameau and Leclair in Salford.
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The Incomparable Lubicer
Sun 5 Jan 2014
Lucie Skeaping explores the story of German virtuoso violinist Thomas Baltzar.
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Seasonal Music with Emma Kirkby
Sun 29 Dec 2013
Emma Kirkby introduces seasonal music from the Middle Ages, Renaissance and Baroque.
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Academy of Ancient Music - 40th Anniversary
Sun 8 Dec 2013
Lucie Skeaping celebrates the 40th birthday of the Academy of Ancient Music.
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The Tallis Scholars at 40
Sun 17 Nov 2013
Peter Phillips talks to Lucie Skeaping about directing the Tallis Scholars for 40 years.
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Scarlatti's Vocal Music
Sun 29 Sep 2013
Catherine Bott looks at the lesser-known vocal and choral music of Domenico Scarlatti.
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Sound of Cinema: Farinelli - The Movie
Sat 21 Sep 2013
Catherine Bott explores the story and the soundtrack of the 1994 film Farinelli.
