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Roman Holiday
Hannah French looks at the life and music of Swedish composer Johan Helmich Roman, who travelled across Europe meeting some of the most famous musicians of his day.
Hannah French presents a programme dedicated to the Swedish composer Johan Helmich Roman. He was not only one of his country's most celebrated Baroque composers and leader of the Swedish opera through the Age of Liberty, but also something of a traveller. Roman spent time in London, where he performed for Handel and Geminiani, before setting off across Europe where he met some of the leading musicians of his day, including Pepusch and Johann Jacob Bach.
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