The sources and mainstreams of European music from the thousand years before the birth of Bach.
Program: #91-28, Air Date: 07/15/91
Even before its official nationhood, the Swiss cantons were a source of inspired composition. A celebration of Swiss music from the Middle Ages to the great Renaissance composer Ludwig Senfl.
Read more and hear this show…Program: #01-23, Air Date: 06/04/01
The Renaissance lute in Switzerland.
Concerts from Basel: Continuing our examination of the Swiss early music scene, we turn to music from Basel, the home of the first school exclusively dedicated to the study of early music (and hear concerts dedicated to the first music publisher!).
Read more and hear this show…Program: #03-45, Air Date: 11/10/03
The Humanist Households and Universities. Without a base of aristocratic patrons, Swiss musicians were especially attracted to the egalitarian nature of the lute. This recent recording centers on the reformist movement around the University of Basle.
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