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Listen to archive programmes about major Baroque composers and their music.
Johann Sebastian Bach
- Composer of the Week (2013): J.S. Bach
- Composer of the Week (2011): J.S. Bach in Cothen
- Composer of the Week (2011): J.S. Bach in Weimar
- Composer of the Week (2008): J.S. Bach
Works:
- B Minor Mass - Discovering Music
- St Mark Passion - Discovering Music
- Orchestral Suite No. 4 - Discovering Music
- Brandenburg Concertos 1, 3 & 6 - Discovering Music
- Brandenburg Concertos 2, 5 & 5 - Discovering Music
- Double Violin Concerto - Discovering Music
- Partita No. 4 in D - Discovering Music
- Preludes and Fugues - Discovering Music
George Frideric Handel
- Composer of the Week (2013): Handel in Italy
- Composer of the Week (2010): Handel - Musical borrowing
- Composer of the Week (2009): Handel - Oratorios
- Composer of the Week (2009): Handel in London
- Composer of the Week (2008): Handel - Musical walks
Works:
- Messiah - Discovering Music
- Handel Operas - Discovering Music
- Handel's Israel in Egypt - Discovering Music
- Ode for the Birthday of Queen Anne - Discovering Music
- Dixit Dominus - Discovering Music
Henry Purcell
- Composer of the Week (2013): Henry Purcell
- Composer of the Week (2011): Henry Purcell
- Composer of the Week (2009): Purcell - The Early Years
- Composer of the Week (2009): Purcell's contemporaries
Works:
Georg Philipp Telemann
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Antonio Vivaldi
- Composer of the Week (2013): Antonio Vivaldi
- Composer of the Week (2011): Antonio Vivaldi
- Composer of the Week (2008): Antonio Vivaldi
Works:
The World of Baroque
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Baroque History
Find out how the principle of contrast defined a new musical era.
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Bach A to Z
A series of personal reflections on J.S. Bach, his music and his world.
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Composer Galleries
Visual guides to the lives of Bach, Handel, Purcell and Vivaldi.
