The Early Music Show Episodes Episode guide
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Debussy and Rameau
Hannah French looks at Rameau's influence on Debussy, as shown by his 'Hommage a Rameau'.
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Free Thinking: Thomas More's Utopia
Free Thinking - a musical exploration of Thomas More's socio-political satire 'Utopia'.
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Sara Levy's Salon
Lucie Skeaping looks at the life and legacy of 18th Century Jewish salon hostess Sara Levy
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Composer Profile - John Wilbye
Lucie Skeaping looks at the life and music of 16th-century composer John Wilbye.
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Opera of the Nobility - 18th Century Disruptors
The war of two 18C London opera companies - the Royal Academy & the Opera of the Nobility.
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Music from the Royal Collection
A concert from Windsor Castle using instruments held in the Royal Collection.
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Couperin's Concerts Royaux
Lucie Skeaping looks at Couperin's four suites of chamber music - Les Concerts Royaux.
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The music of ancient Greece
Lucie Skeaping talks to Prof Armand D'Angour about the music and poetry of ancient Greece.
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Les 24 Violons du Roi
Hannah French with music for Les 24 violons du Roi - famed throughout 17th-century Europe.
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Telemann's Lost Gamba Fantasias
Lucie Skeaping presents gamba player Robert Smith performing fantasias by Telemann.
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The Spirit of Bach - Dame Emma Kirkby
Dame Emma Kirkby shares some memories of singing Bach alongside her favourite recordings.
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Telemann at the Opera
Lucie Skeaping looks at the operatic output of Georg Philipp Telemann.
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Brighton Early Music Festival
Harpsichord and recorder duo Ensemble Hesperi perform Scottish baroque music.
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Brighton Early Music Festival - Consone String Quartet
A concert by the Consone String Quartet recorded at Brighton Early Music Festival.
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Music at the Court of Catherine the Great
Lucie Skeaping introduces music from the court of Catherine the Great in Russia.
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Tallis Scholars at Bridgewater Hall
The Tallis Scholars perform the winning pieces of 2017's NCEM Young Composers' Award.
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Performer Profile - The Dufay Collective
Lucie Skeaping talks to William Lyons about 30 years of the Dufay Collective.
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Telemann's Paris Quartets
Hannah French on Telemann's Paris Quartets, marking the 250th anniversary of his death.
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Why Music? The Key to Memory
Mahan Esfahani presents a live show from London's Wellcome Collection on music and memory.
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Performer Profile - Exaudi
Fiona Talkington profiles the choir Exaudi and talks to director James Weeks.
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Queen Mary's Big Belly
Lucie Skeaping with music surrounding Queen Mary I's 'phantom pregnancy' of 1555.
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Giovanni Carbonelli
Lucie Skeaping, Bojan Cicic and Michael Talbot discuss the Italian composer Carbonelli.
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Bach's arrival in Cothen
Hannah French looks at the music composed by Bach around his arrival in Cothen in 1717.
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Nicholas Lanier - A Drop of Amber Varnish
A concert exploring the life and work of 17th-century composer Nicholas Lanier.
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Seductive, Voluptuous and Profane - Portuguese Love Songs
Lucie Skeaping talks to Zak Ozmo about his project based on old Portuguese love songs.
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The English Virginals
Sophie Yates looks at the history and music of the English virginals instrument.
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York Early Music Festival - Young Artists' Competition 2017
Lucie Skeaping presents highlights of the York Early Music Festival Young Artists' Contest
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Musica Invictissima - Music of the Habsburg dynasty
Austrian vocal ensemble Cinquecento in repertoire by Jacobus Vaet and Jacob Regnart.
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Cipriano de Rore
Hannah French presents a profile of the influential Flemish composer Cipriano de Rore.
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Live from York Early Music Festival 2017
Lucie Skeaping presents a live edition from the 2017 York Early Music Festival.