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 Other Purcell Boy
Sun 3 Feb 2013
Lucie Skeaping explores the life and music of Henry Purcell's composer cousin, Daniel.
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Tous Les Matins du Monde
Sun 27 Jan 2013
Lucie Skeaping considers the film 'Tous Les Matins du Monde'.
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Accademia di Arcadia
Sun 13 Jan 2013
Lucie Skeaping explores the Accademia di Arcadia, a 17th-century literary academy.
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Baroque Instruments
Sat 12 Jan 2013
Catherine Bott explores some of the more curious instruments of the baroque era.
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Trinity Carol Roll
Sat 22 Dec 2012
A look at one of the earliest sources of English medieval music the Trinity Carol Roll.
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Cristobal de Morales
Sat 15 Dec 2012
Lucie Skeaping explores the life and work of Spanish composer Cristobal de Morales.
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Torquato Tasso
Sun 9 Dec 2012
Catherine Bott on the life and musical settings of the work of Italian poet Torquato Tasso
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Performer Profile: Benjamin Bagby
Sat 17 Nov 2012
Catherine Bott talks to vocalist, harpist and founder of Sequentia Benjamin Bagby.
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Florilegium and the Baroque Dance Suite
Sat 3 Nov 2012
Lucie Skeaping presents a profile of the baroque group Florilegium with Ashley Solomon.
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The Devil's Trill
Sun 28 Oct 2012
Lucie Skeaping explores the life and works of composer and violinist Giuseppe Tartini.
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Episode 2—Period Piano
Sun 14 Oct 2012
2/2 The development of the piano, including instruments for which Beethoven and Haydn wrote.
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Episode 1—Period Piano
Sat 13 Oct 2012
1/2 Lucie Skeaping charts the piano's the progression from its origins in Florence.
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"...A Piano Sensation..."
Sun 7 Oct 2012
Lucie Skeaping explores the life and music of composer and pianist Jan Ladislav Dussek.
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Louis XIV's Composer Competition
Sun 30 Sep 2012
Lucie Skeaping explores Louis XIV's 1683 competition to find his four new chapel composers
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St Hildegard
Sat 22 Sep 2012
Catherine Bott and Fiona Maddocks explore the life and music of Hildegard of Bingen.
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Purcell's Dido
Sun 16 Sep 2012
Lucie Skeaping presents a profile of Purcell's opera Dido and Aeneas.
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Harry Bicket
Sun 2 Sep 2012
Harpsichordist and conductor Harry Bicket talks to Catherine Bott about his career.
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Baldassare Galuppi
Sat 25 Aug 2012
Catherine Bott explores the life and music of 18th-century composer Baldassare Galuppi.
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FW Zachow
Sat 18 Aug 2012
Lucie Skeaping explores the life and music of FW Zachow, famous as Handel's only teacher.
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Giovanni Gabrieli: Music for San Rocco
Sun 12 Aug 2012
Radio 3's programmes exploring early developments in the musical world.
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Robert ap Huw
Sun 15 Jul 2012
Catherine Bott on the life and work of 17th-century harpist and copyist Robert ap Huw.
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Notker the Stammerer and the Abbey of St Gall
Sat 7 Jul 2012
Exploring Notker the Stammerer and the Abbey of St Gall's role in the development of chant
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Michael Praetorius
Sat 30 Jun 2012
Lucie Skeaping presents a profile of 16th-century German composer Michael Praetorius.
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Greek Myths
Sun 17 Jun 2012
Lucie Skeaping introduces a diverse selection of early music inspired by Greek mythology.
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Early Music in the '50s
Sun 3 Jun 2012
Catherine Bott explores the early music movement in Britain in the 1950s.
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Alfred Deller Centenary
Sat 26 May 2012
Catherine Bott celebrates the life and work of pioneering countertenor Alfred Deller.
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The Stylus Fantasticus
Sat 19 May 2012
Lucie Skeaping explores the 'stylus fantasticus' genre of baroque music.
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The Wild, the Lame and the Indifferent
Sun 13 May 2012
Lucie Skeaping explores Rameau's multi-faceted music for solo keyboard.
