The Early Music Show

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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: The Sacred Works of Claude Le Jeune

The Sacred Works of Claude Le Jeune

BBC Radio 3 - The Early Music Show, The Sacred Works of Claude Le Jeune

The life and works of 16th-century French composer Claude Le Jeune.

Lucie Skeaping, Edward Wickham and Tom Hamilton discuss Claude Le Jeune, a 16th-century composer active during the religious wars between Catholics and Protestants in France. 

The life and sacred works of 16th-century composer Claude Le Jeune, active during ferocious religious wars between Roman Catholics and Protestants in France. Lucie Skeaping talks to Edward Wickham, Music Director at St Catharine's College Choir, Cambridge, and historian Tom Hamilton to unravel the composer's age and how it affected his music and that of his fellow Huguenot contemporaries.

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