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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: Bach-Abel Concerts

19/04/2015

Bach-Abel Concerts

BBC Radio 3 - The Early Music Show, Bach-Abel Concerts

Exploring a concert series which lit up London's concert life after the death of Handel.

Lucie Skeaping is joined by music historian Simon Heighes to discuss a famous concert series which illuminated London's concert life after the death of Handel.

The Bach-Abel Concerts. Lucie Skeaping talks to the music historian, Simon Heighes about a famous concert series which began two hundred and fifty years ago this year and which lit up London's concert life following the death of Handel. The Bach-Abel series continued for thirty years and with it J.C Bach and his compatriot, Carl Friedrich Abel introduced their opera and concert arias, symphonies and keyboard works to Georgian London.

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