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BBC Radio 3 is a radio channel that started transmitting on the 30th September 1967. It replaced Third Programme.

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The Early Music Show

Music: Classical: Early Music

Performance and news from the world of early music.

An exploration of early music, looking at early developments in musical performance and composition in Britain and abroad. UK only: please note that not all episodes are podcast.

The Early Music Show: Musica Britannica

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Musica Britannica

09/07/2011

BBC Radio 3 - The Early Music Show, Musica Britannica

Catherine Bott explores Musica Britannica, which was important in the early music revival.

Catherine Bott talks to Julian Rushton, chairman of Musica Britannica, a collection important in Britain's modern early music revival. With works by Tallis, Byrd, Blow and Lawes.

Catherine Bott speaks to Julian Rushton, Chairman of Musica Britannica - a national collection of music founded in 1951 and which was one of the main musical sources of the modern Early Music revival in Britain. Among the music featured in the programme are works by Tallis, Byrd, Blow and Lawes.

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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