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BBC Radio 3
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Sylvia McNair
American soprano Sylvia McNair spent a large part of her early career in Europe, where she established a reputation for excelling in the music of the 17th and 18th centuries, working with early music specialists like
Nikolaus Hamoncourt , Christopher Hogwood and John Eliot Gardiner.
She talks to Joan Bakewell about her love for early music, including works by Handel, Vivaldi and Purcell.

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Sylvia McNair
Soprano:
Sylvia McNair
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Nikolaus Hamoncourt
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Christopher Hogwood
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John Eliot Gardiner.
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Joan Bakewell
Source: Radio Times

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Live music and the arts: broadcasts more live music than any other radio network. Classical music is its core. Genres include world and new music, jazz, speech and drama.

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