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Live from the York Early Music Festival

Hannah French is live at the York Festival of Early Music, with performances by Ensemble Hesperi, Helen Charlston & Thomas Allery, plus soprano Catherine Bott drops in for a chat.

Hannah French is joined by a live audience at the National Centre for Early Music to celebrate the opening weekend of the 2025 York Festival of Early Music. There's live music from Ensemble Hesperi, from mezzo-soprano Helen Charlston and harpsichordist Thomas Allery, and a chance to catch up with a stalwart of the international early music scene - soprano Catherine Bott, who is the recipient of this year's York Early Music Lifetime Achievement Award.

59 minutes

Last on

Sun 6 Jul 2025 17:00

Music Played

  • James Oswald

    Poppy (Airs for the Seasons - Summer)

    Ensemble: Ensemble Hesperi.
  • George Philipp Telemann

    Trio Sonata in G minor, TWV 42:g9

    Ensemble: Ensemble Hesperi.
  • Johann Gottlieb Graun

    Trio Sonata in D major, WV CvXV:99

    Ensemble: Ensemble Hesperi.
  • Oswald von Wolkenstein

    Der Mai mit lieber zal

    Performer: Catherine Bott.
  • Luzzasco Luzzaschi

    O Primavera

    Performer: Catherine Bott. Performer: Catherine Bott. Performer: David Roblou. Performer: David Roblou.
  • Henry Purcell

    Come all ye songsters of the sky [The Fairy Queen]

    Performer: Helen Charlston. Performer: Thomas Allery.
  • Henry Purcell

    O Solitude, my sweetest choice, Z.406

    Performer: Helen Charlston. Performer: Thomas Allery.
  • Barbara Strozzi

    O Maria

    Performer: Helen Charlston. Performer: Helen Charlston. Performer: Thomas Allery. Performer: Thomas Allery.

Broadcast

  • Sun 6 Jul 2025 17:00

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