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The Early Music Show Episodes

  1. Monteverdi Book IV

    Robert Hollingworth explores Monteverdi's powerful fourth book of madrigals.

  2. Rose Consort of Viols at the 2009 York Early Music Festival

    Catherine Bott introduces a concert of English music given by the Rose Consort of viols.

  3. The Forebears of Palestrina

    The 蜜芽传媒 Singers perform music by Palestrina and his forebears from 16th-century Italy.

  4. Schola Cantorum Basiliensis

    Lucie Skeaping on the work of the Schola Cantorum early music school in Basel.

  5. Le Jardin Secret

    Lucie Skeaping profiles prize-winning group Le Jardin Secret. Music by Rossi, Campra, Fux.

  6. Dancing in Tetuan

    Lucie Skeaping presents a concert by Joglaresa at the 2009 Brighton Early Music Festival.

  7. La Querelle des Bouffons

    Lucie Skeaping considers the background to a significant 'musical war' in the 1750s.

  8. Composer Profile - Giovanni Pergolesi

    Catherine Bott delves into the music of Pergolesi, whose 300th anniversary falls in 2010.

  9. Christmas Carols

    Catherine Bott looks back on the origin of the Christmas carol.

  10. An Early Music Christmas

    Catherine Bott and Lucie Skeaping introduce a selection of their favourite Christmas music

  11. La Fenice

    Catherine Bott presents highlights from a concert featuring the ensemble La Fenice.

  12. Claudio Scimone

    Catherine Bott meets pioneering conductor Claudio Scimone, founder of I Solisti Veneti.

  13. The Vivaldi Revival

    Lucie Skeaping looks at the Vivaldi revival that began in the late 19th century.

  14. Instrumental to the Baroque

    Catherine Bott chairs a talk about the past, present and future of period performance.

  15. Giovanni Croce

    Robert Hollingworth explores the life and work of Venetian composer Giovanni Croce.

  16. Renaissance Swansongs

    Stile Antico perform Renaissance swansongs at the 2009 York Early Music Festival.

  17. John Stanley

    Lucie Skeaping profiles the blind 18th-century organist and composer John Stanley.

  18. Purcell Symphony Songs

    A concert of Purcell's little-known symphony songs given by Concordia at Wigmore Hall.

  19. Purcell's Organ Music

    Lucie Skeaping presents a programme of organ music by Purcell and his contemporaries.

  20. Handel the Gourmand

    Lucie Skeaping and chef Clarissa Dickson Wright talk about Handel's love of food.

  21. Dom Dinis - King of Portugal

    Catherine Bott explores the musical legacy and life of King Dinis of Portugal.

  22. Ensemble Inegal at Cesky Krumlov

    A concert given at Cesky Krumlov Castle by soprano Gabriela Eibenova with Ensemble Inegal.

  24. The Elizabethan Stage Jig

    Lucie Skeaping explores bawdy musical comedies from 16th and 17th century England.

  25. Brighton Early Music Festival 2009

    Lucie Skeaping presents a special programme from the 2009 Brighton Early Music Festival.

  26. Lully Lullay

    Lucie Skeaping explores the art of the lullaby and its inspiration to early music.

  27. 11th-Century Fraud: Ademar's Apostolic Mass

    Exploring the extraordinary story of 11th-century French monk Ademar de Chabannes.

  28. Carl Heinrich Graun

    Catherine Bott explores the life and music of German composer Carl Heinrich Graun.

  29. Les Arts Florissants

    Catherine Bott celebrates 30 years of the work of Les Arts Florissants.

  30. Renaissance Polyphony

    Lucie Skeaping explores the mysteries of Renaissance polyphony with Peter Phillips.

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