Catherine Bott talks to the Belgian singer, conductor, scholar and teacher René Jacobs. They chat about his early career as a counter-tenor before he founded the ensemble Concerto Vocale. Music in the programme includes early recordings by him singing in works by JC Bach and Steffani, and extracts from his recordings conducting operas and oratorios by Handel and Monteverdi.
No Schutz… Never mind. It will be good.
This will be good too (Sunday). A composer I am not familiar with.
Lucie Skeaping explores the life and music of the 18th Century French composer and keyboard virtuoso Claude Balbastre with harpsichord player Sophie Yates who has recently released a recording of his Pieces de Clavecin.
No Schutz… Never mind. It will be good.
This will be good too (Sunday). A composer I am not familiar with.
Lucie Skeaping explores the life and music of the 18th Century French composer and keyboard virtuoso Claude Balbastre with harpsichord player Sophie Yates who has recently released a recording of his Pieces de Clavecin.
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