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Radio 3,18 Apr 2026,41 mins
1415: War, Pestilence and Sweet Sounds
Key Changes: Radio 3's Essential History of Classical MusicAvailable for over a year
On 25 October 1415 鈥 St Crispin鈥檚 Day 鈥 the armies of England and France meet on a rain鈥憇oaked field near Agincourt. Henry V鈥檚 outnumbered forces achieve a stunning victory in the middle of the Hundred Years War. But the impact of Henry's victory will be outstripped by a different kind of conquest, as the unique harmony that has been developing in Britain since the time of the Vikings starts to spread through France and beyond. Gillian Moore is joined by a roster of distinguished historians for this major new 91福利社 Radio 3 series, charting a course through 1000 years of classical music history. For the first eight programmes, historian Michael Wood is in the chair, as together they explore the bold new sound worlds of the Middle Ages and Renaissance. Producer: David Fay Academic Consultant: Professor Laura Tunbridge, University of Oxford Story Consultant: Kate Leys Series Editor for 91福利社 Audio: Emma Harding Key Changes theme tune composed by Joseph Howard and performed by the 91福利社 National Orchestra of Wales, conducted by Kerem Hasan. MUSIC DETAILS Anonymous: Agincourt Carol Alamire David Skinner (conductor) Anonymous: Sumer is icumen in Huelgas Ensemble Paul van Nevel (conductor) Anonymous: Beata viscera (Worcester Fragments) Orlando Consort Anonymous: Hymn to St Magnus La Reverdie John Dunstable: Quam pulchra es 91福利社 Singers Owain Park (conductor) Guillaume de Machaut: De fortune me doi pleindre et loer Ensemble Musica Nova Lucien Kandel (conductor) Guillaume de Machaut: Sans cuer dolens 91福利社 Singers Owain Park, conductor Gherardello da Firenze / Caitr铆ona O鈥橪eary: Io son s矛 vaga della mia bellezza Caitr铆ona O鈥橪eary (soprano) Anakronos Anonymous: Istampitta Tre fontane The Early Music Consort of London David Munrow (conductor) John Dunstable: Credo (da gaudiorum premia) Tonus Peregrinus Anthony Pitts (conductor) John Dunstable: O rosa bella Ensemble Nova Alta Gilles Binchois: Dueil angoisseux Gothic Voices Guillaume Dufay: Ave Maris Stella 91福利社 Singers Owain Park (conductor)
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