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The Early Music Show Episodes

  1. German Organ Mass

    Simon Lole looks at the background to Bach's third Clavierubung - his German Organ Mass.

  2. Palestrina

    Catherine Bott travels to Italy to try and discover more about the composer Palestrina.

  3. Valentina Varriale

    Lucie Skeaping with highlights of a concert from the city of Palestrina.

  4. Thomas Campion

    Catherine Bott on the life, poetry and music of Elizabethan physician Thomas Campion.

  5. Mendelssohn Weekend

    Catherine Bott traces the links between Mendelssohn and the Bach family.

  6. Viktoria Mullova Interview

    Lucie Skeaping talks to Viktoria Mullova about her passion for Bach solo violin music.

  7. Ensemble Tourbillon and Noemi Kiss

    Arias and sonatas played by Ensemble Tourbillon and soprano Noemi Kiss.

  8. Henry VIII Choirbook

    Music from a choirbook gifted to Henry VIII

  9. Henry VII and Philip the Handsome

    Catherine Bott explores the musical meeting in 1505 of Henry VII and Philip the Handsome.

  10. Handel Week - Handel's Chamber Music

    Catherine Bott talks with Richard Egarr about Handel's chamber music.

  11. Handel Week - Eight Great Suites

    Catherine Bott and Laurence Cummings explore Handel's Eight Great Keyboard Suites.

  12. Philip II and Mary Tudor

    Lucie Skeaping presents music from both the courts of Philip II of Spain and Mary Tudor.

  13. Composer Portrait: Nicola Porpora

    Lucie Skeaping examines the life and works of composer and teacher Nicola Porpora.

  14. Phantasm Profile

    Lucie Skeaping talks to Laurence Dreyfus, founder/director of viol consort Phantasm.

  15. Settings of Poets and Texts

    Catherine Bott looks at some of the poets and texts set by Purcell.

  16. Purcell Weekend - Catches and Glees

    Lucie Skeaping joins a meeting of the Merrie Fellowes Catch Club in Southwark.

  17. Purcell Weekend - Purcell Keyboard Suites

    Mahan Esfahani performs keyboard suites by Purcell.

  18. Gainsborough's Georgian England

    Catherine Bott explores some of Thomas Gainsborough's portraits of musicians.

  21. Countertenor David Daniels

    Catherine Bott talks to countertenor David Daniels about his career and recordings.

  22. Machaut

    Catherine Bott on the Black Death's impact on early music. Including works by Machaut.

  24. 18/01/2009

    Simon Lole explores the Mulliner Book, a collection of Tudor keyboard music.

  25. Christopher Hogwood Profile

    Another chance to hear Catherine Bott's interview with the late Christopher Hogwood.

  26. 11/01/2009

    Andreas Scholl and Accademia Bizantina perform arias written for the castrato Senesino.

  27. 10/01/2009

    Lucie Skeaping talks to Lynda Sayce about her work with lute ensemble Chordophony.

  28. 04/01/2009

    Catherine Bott ponders the question: What is Renaissance?

  29. Highlights from the 2008 Gottingen Handel Festival

    Lucie Skeaping presents highlights from the 2008 Gottingen Handel Festival in Germany.

  30. 15th-century English composer Nicholas Ludford

    Lucie Skeaping explores the music of the 15th-century English composer Nicholas Ludford.

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