The sources and mainstreams of European music from the thousand years before the birth of Bach.
Program: #21-35, Air Date: 08/23/21
In honor of the 500th anniversary of Josquin’s death, Warner has issued a 34 CD set of rare and mostly out-of-print material from their vast catalogue; this week, motets recorded 50 years ago never released on CD.
Read more and hear this show…Program: #21-30, Air Date: 07/19/21
The Linarol Consort with music for "the richest man in the world,” Exquisite Noyse and the Italian violin consort, and Capella de la Torre with dances from Nuremberg sources.
Read more and hear this show…Program: #21-26, Air Date: 06/21/21
The extraordinary Cappella Romana with the hymns of Kassiani, Jordi Savall’s exploration of the medieval fiddle, and Diabolus in Musica looks at musical tributes to Ockeghem.
Read more and hear this show…Program: #20-34, Air Date: 08/10/20
Yet another live concert from our friends at Music Before 1800, with a varied program of Renaissance masterworks by the English ensemble (and frequent guests on the program).
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