The Early Music Show Episodes Episode guide
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Baroque Trumpets at the Bate Collection
Simon Desbruslais explores some early examples of trumpets in Oxford's Bate Collection.
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Johann Friedrich Agricola
Lucie Skeaping explores the life, times and music of Johann Friedrich Agricola.
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Stile Antico's Renaissance Christmas
Hannah French is joined by members of Stile Antico to explore festive choral music
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Vox Luminis at the Utrecht Festival
Vox Luminis perform music by Domenico Scarlatti at the Utrecht Festival of Early Music.
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Liam Byrne at Glitch, Bristol
Viol player Liam Byrne gives a concert in Bristol featuring music by Marais and Abel.
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Leopold Mozart: 300 years young
Lucie Skeaping marks the 300th anniversary of the birth of Leopold Mozart.
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La Serenissima at 25
Hannah French and violinist Adrian Chandler chat about 25 years of La Serenissima.
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Le Poeme Harmonique at the Utrecht Early Music Festival
Music from 17th Century Italy performed by Le Poeme Harmonique in Utrecht.
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Stormy Weather
Lucie Skeaping explores early music that evokes stormy weather and extreme climates.
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The life and works of Jean Mouton
A remarkable early 16th-Century French composer, compared solely to Josquin des Prez.
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Early Music Show Special: Al-Andalus!
Hannah French and guests explore the music and culture of Al-Andalus.
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Abel and Gainsborough
The friendship between painter Thomas Gainsborough and viol player Carl Friedrich Abel.
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Thoinot Arbeau's Orchesographie
An exploration of Thoinot Arbeau's 16th-century dancing manual Orchesographie.
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History of the Chapel Royal
Lucie Skeaping talks to the director of the Chapel Royal, Joseph McHardy.
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The Sacred Works of Claude Le Jeune
The life and works of 16th-century French composer Claude Le Jeune.
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York Early Music Festival International Young Artists Competition 2019
Highlights and performances from the York Early Music Festival Young Artists Competition.
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Andreas Staier: A new touch
Andreas Staier performs 18th-century keyboard music at the York Early Music Festival.
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Leonardo: Music and Science
Music from the time of Leonardo da Vinci performed by Ensemble Lucidarium in York.
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Live from York Early Music Festival
Live from York Early Music Festival with baritone Peter Harvey and Concerto di Margherita
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Puppetry in opera
The history of puppets in opera, with musician and director Thomas Guthrie.
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Schutz's Psalmen Davids
An exploration of Schutz's 26 psalm settings, published 400 years ago.
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Dublin's Matthew Dubourg
The life and music of Irish violinist, composer and friend of Handel's, Matthew Dubourg.
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Bakfark's World
Lucie Skeaping and Jacob Heringman discuss C16th lutenist and composer Valentin Bakfark.
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Endless Pleasure, Endless Love: Handel's Semele
Lucie Skeaping presents highlights from Handel's racy music drama Semele.
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Louis-Gabriel Guillemain
A profile of 18th-century French violinist and composer Louis-Gabriel Guillemain.
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Herbert of Cherbury
The life and legacy of the 16th-century musician and polymath, Edward Herbert
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The Gibbons Clan
An exploration of the lives and music of a musical C17th dynasty - the Gibbons family.
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Tenebrae
Lucie Skeaping with different settings of the Tenebrae services held during Holy Week.
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Free Thinking - Emotion in Lutesong
Charles Daniels and Elizabeth Kenny on a journey through the emotions of C17th lutesong.
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European Day of Early Music - Liam Byrne and Jonas Nordberg
Viol player Liam Byrne and lutenist Jonas Nordberg perform duets in York