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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: Composer Profile: Zelenka

15/04/2018

Composer Profile: Zelenka

BBC Radio 3 - The Early Music Show, Composer Profile: Zelenka

Lucie Skeaping profiles the neglected 18th-century Czech composer Jan Dismas Zelenka.

Lucie Skeaping profiles the late-baroque Czech composer Jan Dismas Zelenka who won the admiration of many distinguished contemporaries, among them Johann Sebastian Bach.

Lucie Skeaping profiles the life, times and music of the 18th-century Czech composer Jan Dismas Zelenka, who won the admiration of many distinguished contemporaries, among them Johann Sebastian Bach. One of the most neglected figures of the late baroque, Zelenka composed some of the most sumptuous and glorious church music ever written.

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