The Early Music Show

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BBC Radio 3 is a radio channel that started transmitting on the 30th September 1967. It replaced Third Programme.

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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: Bronze

Bronze

BBC Radio 3 - The Early Music Show, Bronze

As the Paris Olympics draw near, Hannah French explores early music connected with bronze.

As the Paris Olympics draw near, Hannah French explores Medieval, Renaissance and Baroque music associated with bronze and all things third.

In honour of the Paris Olympics, Hannah French explores Medieval, Renaissance and Baroque music associated with gold, silver and bronze across three episodes of The Early Music Show.

Starting in third place, Hannah considers music relating to bronze, from the extraordinary sound of Bronze Age horns to the magnificent music that would have floated over Bernini's famous bronze altar canopy in St Peter's Basilica in the Vatican. She also showcases some of the composers who came in third - including Johann Sebastian Bach, third choice for the job of Thomaskantor in Leipzig.

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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