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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: Music in a cold climate

03/06/2018

Music in a cold climate

BBC Radio 3 - The Early Music Show, Music in a cold climate

Lucie Skeaping and guests discuss the musical tradition of the Hanseatic League.

Lucie Skeaping talks to Gawain Glenton and Bettina Varwig about the history of the Hanseatic League trade route across the Baltic Sea, which engendered its own musical tradition.

Lucie Skeaping talks to cornett player Gawain Glenton about the history of the Hanseatic League - a trade route that developed across the Baltic Sea and beyond from our own shores right up to Estonia - which engendered its own musical tradition too. They are joined in the studio by Dr Bettina Varwig, lecturer in early modern music at Emmanuel College, University of Cambridge. Gawain has just released a disc of music from the Hanseatic cities with his ECHO Ensemble.

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