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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: Monteverdi on the Cusp

Baroque Spring: Monteverdi on the Cusp

16/03/2013

BBC Radio 3 - The Early Music Show, Baroque Spring: Monteverdi on the Cusp

As part of Baroque Spring, Catherine Bott explores Monteverdi's Vespers of 1610.

As part of Baroque Spring, Catherine Bott explores how Monteverdi's Vespers of 1610 show the composer at a musical crossroads: between the Renaissance and the Baroque.

As part of Baroque Spring Catherine Bott explores how Monteverdi's Vespers of 1610 show the composer at a musical crossroads: between the renaissance and the baroque. Through different recordings Catherine looks at the various devices Monteverdi uses to acknowledge the musical past as well as confronting the future.

Broadcast as part of Radio 3's "Baroque Spring".

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