The Early Music Show

22 April 2006

Saturday 22 April 2006 13:00-14:00 (Radio 3)

Andrew Manze takes a parallel look at two masterpieces of 17th century English Opera: John Blow's Venus and Adonis, and Henry Purcell's Dido and Aeneas, ahead of St George's Day.

Duration:

1 hour

Playlist

Blow: Venus & Adonis
all tracks from CD OISEAU LYRE SAAN 2295397
Venus: Catherine Bott
Cupid: Libby Crabtree
Adonis: Michael George
New London Consort
Choristors of Westminster Abbey
Philip Pickett


Purcell: Dido & Aeneas
all tracks from CD VIRGIN LISC9377994
Dido: Susan Graham
Aeneas: Ian Bostridge
European Voices
Le Concert d'Astree
Emmanuelle Haim, harpsichord and direction

The Early Music Show

Episode and Playlist Information

• 7 May 06 Jacob van Eyck
• 6 May 06 Bach cantatas
• 30 April 2006
• 29 Apr 06 Medieval Dance
• 23 Apr 06 Purcell
• 22 April 2006
• 16 Apr 06 The Mannheim School
• 15 April 2006
• 9 Apr 06 The Mannheim School