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The Early Music Show Episodes

  1. The Symphonie

    Lucie Skeaping explores the origins of the symphonie, for Radio 3's season on symphonies.

  2. 08/11/2008

    The first Italian portraits to characterise sitters by their profession.

  3. His Majesty's Sagbutts and Cornetts

    Catherine Bott talks to Jeremy West and Jamie Savan from the wind ensemble.

  4. Lucie Skeaping

    Lucie Skeaping examines how medieval composers influenced the development of Western music

  5. Catherine Bott

    A live programme from the Brighton Early Music Festival - a conversation with James Bowman

  6. Catherine Bott

    Catherine Bott presents a showcase from the 2008 Brighton Early Music Festival.

  7. York Early Music Festival

    Lucie Skeaping presents highlights of a concert from the York Early Music Festival 2008.

  8. An all Vivaldi concert

    Catherine Bott presents an all Vivaldi concert by Fabio Biondi and Europa Galante.

  9. Renaissance Dance Music

    Dance historian Barbara Segal joins Lucie Skeaping to discuss Renaissance Terpsichore.

  10. Jean-Marie Leclair

    Lucie Skeaping considers the evidence concerning the murder in 1764 of Jean-Marie Leclair.

  11. 05/10/2008

    Catherine Bott examines the life and music of 17th-century composer Dr John Blow.

  12. 04/10/2008

    Orlando Consort founder members Angus Smith and Donald Grieg talk to Catherine Bott.

  13. Domenico Zipoli

    Catherine Bott explores the life and music of the composer Domenico Zipoli.

  14. 20/09/2008

    Catherine Bott introduces a recording of Purcell anthems from the 2008 Brinkburn Festival.

  15. 14/09/2008

    Lucie Skeaping presents highlights from the 2007 Flanders Festival.

  16. 13/09/2008

    Lucie Skeaping chooses music by three members of the Stamitz family.

  17. 07/09/2008

    Lucie Skeaping introduces a programme of music written in celebration of Queen Elizabeth I

  18. Ich bin ein Hamburger

    Music by composers who were native to or residents of the German city of Hamburg.

  19. 31/08/2008

    Catherine Bott explores Rameau's opera Hippolyte et Aricie.

  20. Development of the Bassoon

    Lucie Skeaping explores how the bassoon developed from early curtals, dulcians and bajons.

  22. Composer Portrait: Torelli

    Music by 17th-century Italian composer and virtuoso violinist Giuseppe Torelli.

  23. The Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment

    Catherine Bott talks to Stephen Carpenter of the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightement.

  24. Dr John Bull

    Lucie Skeaping explores the troubled life of British composer Dr John Bull and his music.

  25. The Sixteen: Choral Pilgrimage 2008

    Highlights of a concert by The Sixteen. With works by Christopher Parsons and Robert White

  26. Concerto Copenhagen

    Highlights of a concert featuring French and Italian baroque music.

  27. Trio Mediaeval

    Highlights of a concert of Norwegian folk music given a distinctive spin by Trio Mediaeval

  28. Purcell's Schooldays

    Lucie Skeaping traces the schoolboy years of Henry Purcell.

  29. Israel in Egypt

    Catherine Bott explores Handel's oratorio.

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