Martin Handley presents Radio 3's classical breakfast show, celebrating the Baroque Spring season with the Breakfast Forty-Eight and the Musical Map of Britain. Show more
Rob Cowan introduces Telemann's cantata Der am Olberg zagende Jesus. Plus Baroque Spring music from Rameau and Bach, and a double concerto: Bartok's for two pianos and percussion. Show more
Michael Berkeley's guest is historian Amanda Vickery. Her musical choices include Mozart, Bach, Handel, Arne, Clementi, Poulenc, Miles Davis, Amy Winehouse and Gwyneth Herbert. Show more
The Early Music Show
Baroque Spring: Monteverdi Opera
58 minutes
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As part of Radio 3's Baroque Spring season, Catherine Bott uses the themes of gods and monsters to explore the characterisation in Monteverdi's operas. Show more
With La Risonanza and soprano Yetzabel Arias Fernandez. Handel: Trio Sonata in G; Cantata: Notte placida e cheta. Vivaldi: Trio Sonata, RV64; Aria: Se garrisce la rondinella. Show more
Katie Derham is joined by Lars Tharp and curator Katherine Sharp for a tour of Clandon Park, built in the 1730s as a lavish entertainment space for the wealthy Onslow family. Show more
Concluding a concert from Clandon Park in Surrey, Italian ensemble La Risonanza and soprano Yetzabel Arias Fernandez, directed by Fabio Bonizzoni perform music by Vivaldi. Show more
From Chichester Cathedral as part of Radio 3's Baroque Spring season. Show more
Eric Whitacre introduces choral music ranging from Monteverdi to his own works, sung by the Eric Whitacre Singers, and talks about what inspires him as a composer and a performer. Show more
A sequence of poetry, prose and music saying farewell to all things old. With texts by Robert Graves, Shelley and Shakespeare, plus music from Mozart, Strauss and Ravel. Show more
Joyce McMillan marks the 50th anniversary of the Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh's leading venue for new Scottish and international drama. Show more
The story of the battle between appeasers and anti-appeasers and the formation of a coalition government in 1940. Show more
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Julian Joseph presents concert music by the Marius Neset Quartet performed at the 2013 Southport Jazz on a Winter's Weekend. Plus an interview with saxophonist Mark Lockheart. Show more
For Radio 3's Baroque Spring season, Jonathan Swain introduces Bach choral music with the RIAS Chamber Choir and Akademie fur alte musik, Berlin. Show more
