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The Early Music Show Episodes

  1. Music in a warmer climate

    Belinda Sykes looks at the music of Muslim Spain.

  2. Music in a cold climate

    Lucie Skeaping and guests discuss the musical tradition of the Hanseatic League.

  3. London Festival of Baroque Music: Le Poeme Harmonique

    Le Poeme Harmonique perform music reflecting the French court's fascination with the East.

  4. The Bachs' Ascension

    Hannah French looks at JS and CPE Bach's works celebrating the Feast of the Ascension.

  5. Ariadne

    Lucie Skeaping presents a musical exploration of the Greek myth of Ariadne in early music.

  6. Couperin's keyboard

    Lucie Skeaping talks to harpsichordist Carole Cerasi about the keyboard music of Couperin.

  7. Composer Profile: Zelenka

    Lucie Skeaping profiles the neglected 18th-century Czech composer Jan Dismas Zelenka.

  8. European Day of Early Music

    Lutenist Thomas Dunford performs a concert celebrating the European Day of Early Music.

  9. Debussy and Rameau

    Hannah French looks at Rameau's influence on Debussy, as shown by his 'Hommage a Rameau'.

  10. Free Thinking: Thomas More's Utopia

    Free Thinking - a musical exploration of Thomas More's socio-political satire 'Utopia'.

  11. Sara Levy's Salon

    Lucie Skeaping looks at the life and legacy of 18th Century Jewish salon hostess Sara Levy

  12. Composer Profile - John Wilbye

    Lucie Skeaping looks at the life and music of 16th-century composer John Wilbye.

  13. Opera of the Nobility - 18th Century Disruptors

    The war of two 18C London opera companies - the Royal Academy & the Opera of the Nobility.

  14. Music from the Royal Collection

    A concert from Windsor Castle using instruments held in the Royal Collection.

  15. Couperin's Concerts Royaux

    Lucie Skeaping looks at Couperin's four suites of chamber music - Les Concerts Royaux.

  16. The music of ancient Greece

    Lucie Skeaping talks to Prof Armand D'Angour about the music and poetry of ancient Greece.

  17. Les 24 Violons du Roi

    Hannah French with music for Les 24 violons du Roi - famed throughout 17th-century Europe.

  18. Telemann's Lost Gamba Fantasias

    Lucie Skeaping presents gamba player Robert Smith performing fantasias by Telemann.

  19. The Spirit of Bach - Dame Emma Kirkby

    Dame Emma Kirkby shares some memories of singing Bach alongside her favourite recordings.

  20. Telemann at the Opera

    Lucie Skeaping looks at the operatic output of Georg Philipp Telemann.

  21. Brighton Early Music Festival

    Harpsichord and recorder duo Ensemble Hesperi perform Scottish baroque music.

  22. Brighton Early Music Festival - Consone String Quartet

    A concert by the Consone String Quartet recorded at Brighton Early Music Festival.

  23. Music at the Court of Catherine the Great

    Lucie Skeaping introduces music from the court of Catherine the Great in Russia.

  24. Tallis Scholars at Bridgewater Hall

    The Tallis Scholars perform the winning pieces of 2017's NCEM Young Composers' Award.

  25. Performer Profile - The Dufay Collective

    Lucie Skeaping talks to William Lyons about 30 years of the Dufay Collective.

  26. Telemann's Paris Quartets

    Hannah French on Telemann's Paris Quartets, marking the 250th anniversary of his death.

  27. Why Music? The Key to Memory

    Mahan Esfahani presents a live show from London's Wellcome Collection on music and memory.

  28. Performer Profile - Exaudi

    Fiona Talkington profiles the choir Exaudi and talks to director James Weeks.

  29. Queen Mary's Big Belly

    Lucie Skeaping with music surrounding Queen Mary I's 'phantom pregnancy' of 1555.

  30. Giovanni Carbonelli

    Lucie Skeaping, Bojan Cicic and Michael Talbot discuss the Italian composer Carbonelli.

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