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The Early Music Show Episodes

  1. How Pleasing the Pain Is

    Hannah French explores musical links between pleasure and pain.

  2. Latin America鈥檚 turbulent Colonial history told through its music

    Music and discussion exploring the turbulent history of 16th-18th century Latin America.

  3. Il Pomo D鈥橭ro at the 2019 Bremen Festival

    Highlights of a concert given by Swiss ensemble Il Pomo D鈥橭ro at the 2019 Bremen Festival.

  4. Gesualdo in Rome

    Gesualdo madrigals performed in Rome by Les Arts Florissants.

  5. Telemann in Poland

    Polish folk tunes and their influence on the music of Georg Philipp Telemann.

  6. Caffarelli

    Lucie Skeaping on the life and performances of 18th-century castrato Caffarelli.

  7. Nuremberg International Organ Festival 2020

    Highlights from this summer's International Organ Festival 2020 in Nuremberg.

  8. John Dunstaple

    Hannah French profiles the life and music of C15th English composer John Dunstaple.

  9. A Delightful Thing: Music and Readings from a Melancholy Man

    Iestyn Davies and Elizabeth Kenny perform John Dowland at the York Early Music Festival.

  10. Matthew Wadsworth at the York Early Music Festival

    Lutenist Matthew Wadsworth plays music by Dowland, Johnson, de Visee and Piccinini.

  11. Richard Boothby at the York Early Music Festival

    Richard Boothby plays C17th viol music by Ferrabosco, Dowland, Jenkins and William Lawes.

  12. Le Consort at Pau Casals International Music Festival 2019

    Le Consort performs an all-Bach recital at the Pau Casals Auditorium in Tarragona.

  13. Thirty-five years of the York Early Music International Young Artists Competition (2)

    Early music performance and features from the UK and around the world.

  14. Thirty-five years of the York Early Music International Young Artists Competition (1)

    Lucie Skeaping looks back at previous winners of the Young Artists Competition in York.

  15. Hercules at the Crossroads

    Hannah French explores two settings of the ancient Greek tale, Hercules at the Crossroads.

  16. London International Festival of Early Music

    Highlights from the 2019 London International Festival of Early Music

  17. The Judgement of Paris

    Music from an intriguing 18th-century opera-composing competition, The Judgement of Paris.

  18. A Black History

    Celebrating the cultural contribution of black people in the 17th and 18th centuries.

  19. Linde Brunmayr-Tutz and Lars-Ulrik Mortensen in concert

    Flautist Linde Brunmayr-Tutz and harpsichordist Lars-Ulrik Mortensen in Leclair and Duphly

  20. Music in 18th-century Portugal (2/2)

    How the Portuguese royal court sought to rediscover its country's 'Age of Discovery'.

  21. Music in 18th-century Portugal (1/2)

    How the Portuguese royal court sought to rediscover the country's 'Age of Discovery'.

  22. Ensemble Correspondances - Music for Holy Week

    Ensemble Correspondances performs C18 music for Holy Week by Michel-Richard de Lalande.

  23. Les Talens Lyriques - Music for Holy Week

    Les Talens Lyriques in a concert of music for Holy Week by Charpentier and Couperin.

  24. L'Acheron play Purcell

    L'Acheron perform chamber music by Purcell in Lausanne.

  25. In the Garden of Muses

    Highlights of a concert from the 2019 Summer Festivities of Early Music in Prague.

  26. Composer Profile: Elisabeth Jacquet de la Guerre

    Lucie Skeaping profiles French Baroque composer Elisabeth Jacquet de la Guerre.

  27. La Pellegrina

    Incidental music composed as interludes for the 1579 play The Pilgrim Woman

  28. Music for Charles II at Windsor Castle

    Lucie Skeaping takes a tour of Windsor Castle, hearing music associated with Charles II.

  29. Bach Collegium Japan - 30th Anniversary

    Hannah French talks to Masaaki and Masato Suzuki about 30 years of Bach Collegium Japan.

  30. La Scintilla in Zurich

    Corelli, Locatelli, Valentini and Pergolesi from a concert by La Scintilla in Zurich.

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