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The Early Music Show

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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: The Music of the Musketeers

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The Music of the Musketeers

08/09/2012

BBC Radio 3 - The Early Music Show, The Music of the Musketeers

Exploring music connected with characters from Dumas's The Three Musketeers.

Lucie Skeaping presents music from L'Arpeggiata exploring some of the music connected with Anne of Austria and Cardinal Mazarin, characters in Dumas's The Three Musketeers.

Anne of Austria and Cardinal Mazarin are two of the central figures in Alexandre Dumas's novel, "The Three Musketeers". Together with readings from Dumas' novels, Lucie Skeaping presents highlights of a concert given by L'Arpeggiata exploring some of the music connected with Anne and Mazarin, in particular Italian music performed at her court, from composers such as Monteverdi and Luigi Rossi.

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