Early Music Now

SUNDAYS @ 4PM

Early Music Now is a one-hour program showcasing music from the Middle Ages, Renaissance and early Baroque: from sonorous medieval chant and polyphony to delightful Renaissance madrigals, dances, and consort music, to magnificent Baroque cantatas and keyboard music. Host Sara Schneider brings knowledge, charm and passion to her presentation of seven hundred years of music history. From the latest recordings by today's vibrant young ensembles, to classics from the dawn of the early music revival, Early Music Now makes this repertoire accessible and enjoyable to a wide audience.

3/1

A Noble and Graceful Song: The refinement of French Baroque music will be featured on this week's show with works by François Couperin, Marin Marais, and other French composers. Performers include Barthold and Wieland Kuijken, and Nigel North and the Attaignant Consort.

 

3/8

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3/15

The Pearl of the Elbe: Georg Phillipp Telemann and Johann Schop were both composers who worked in Hamburg, Germany. On today's show we'll hear violinist Isabelle Faust perform concertos by Telemann and Hamburger Ratsmusik and Elbgut perform sacred concertos by Schoop in recent releases.