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Bach's arrival in Leipzig

Mark Seow explores the impact of JS Bach's cantata Die Elenden sollen essen.

• 28 mins

Alessandro Stradella: Music, mayhem and murder

A look at the life and work of Italian Baroque composer Alessandro Stradella.

• 41 mins

William Byrd's keyboard music

Lucie Skeaping looks at how Byrd set the course of English keyboard music.

• 22 mins

Dutch Organ Improvisation

Sietz de Vries takes Hannah French on an organ tour of Groningen in The Netherlands.

• 49 mins

Antonio Cesti

Lucie Skeaping delves into the life and music of Italian composer Antonio Cesti.

• 22 mins

The Taverner Consort at 50

Hannah French talks to Andrew Parrott, founder of the Taverner Consort and Players.

• 35 mins

Guillaume de Machaut

Lucie Skeaping discovers the remarkable Guillaume de Machaut, renowned poet and composer

• 35 mins

Fifty years of the Academy of Ancient Music

Hannah French chats to Laurence Cummings and John McMunn of the Academy of Ancient Music.

• 34 mins

The Tallis Scholars at 50

Founder Peter Phillips reviews the Tallis Scholars' five-decade career.

• 28 mins

Early Music in Derbyshire

Performance and news from the world of Early Music.

• 45 mins

Carl Friedrich Abel

Lucie Skeaping delves into the life and music of C18 viol player Carl Friedrich Abel.

• 26 mins

Early Music for Christmas Eve

Festive pieces with a historical vibe.

• 36 mins

Chinoiserie

Performance and news from the world of early music.

• 32 mins

Matthias Weckman

Performance and news from the world of early music.

• 20 mins

Hannah French marks the 450th anniversary of the birth of madrigalist John Wilbye

Hannah French marks the 450th anniversary of the birth of madrigalist John Wilbye.

• 25 mins

London International Festival of Early Music

Hannah French explores the world of Early Music.

• 59 mins

London International Festival of Early Music

Hannah French explores the world of Early Music.

• 59 mins

Ensemble Augelletti - A Curious MInd

Hannah French explores the world of early music.

• 22 mins

The Rise and Fall of JB Lully

Hannah French explores the world of medieval, renaissance and baroque music.

• 33 mins

Bronze

As the Paris Olympics draw near, Hannah French explores early music connected with bronze.

• 22 mins

Silver

Marking the Paris Olympics, Hannah French explores early music associated with silver.

• 28 mins

Gold

As the Paris Olympics draw to a close, Hannah French explores gold in early music.

• 27 mins

York Early Music Festival - Cubaroque

Hannah French explores the world of Early Music.

• 59 mins

York Early Music Festival - The Gesualdo Six

Hannah French explores the world of early music.

• 59 mins

Brecon Baroque

Hannah French explores the world of early music.

• 59 mins

York Early Music Festival - Apotropaïk

Hannah French explores the world of early music.

• 59 mins