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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: Sound Frontiers: In support of early music

Sound Frontiers: In support of early music

09/10/2016

BBC Radio 3 - The Early Music Show, Sound Frontiers: In support of early music

Lucie Skeaping and guests discuss how Radio 3 helped to support the early music movement.

Lucie Skeaping is joined by Catherine MacKintosh, Peter Holman and Nick Wilson to discuss how Radio 3 helped to support and shape the early music movement in its early years.

Lucie Skeaping is joined by guests, violinist Catherine Mackintosh, director Peter Holman and Nick Wilson from King's College London to discuss how Radio 3 helped to support and shape the Early Music movement in its early years from the 1950s through to the 1990s.

Part of Radio 3's 70th season, celebrating seven decades of pioneering music and culture since the founding of the Third Programme.

Photo courtesy of Will Dyson.

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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