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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: Baroque Spring: Live from MediaCity

Baroque Spring: Live from MediaCity

03/03/2013

BBC Radio 3 - The Early Music Show, Baroque Spring: Live from MediaCity

Catherine Bott launches Baroque Spring with a live performance from the English Concert.

Catherine Bott launches Radio 3's Baroque Spring season with a live programme from MediaCity UK. Laurence Cummings directs the English Concert in Handel, Bach, Purcell and Vivaldi.

Catherine Bott launches Radio 3's month-long Baroque Spring season live from MediaCity UK in Salford. Laurence Cummings directs The English Concert in music by Handel, Bach, Purcell and Vivaldi, all of whom will feature as Composer of the Week during this focus on the Baroque.

Throughout March, Radio 3 is celebrating all things Baroque, with a season of music, live discussion, masterclasses, comedy and poetry put together to bring alive one of the most significant periods of musical development and discovery.

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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