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Music in a cold climate

Lucie Skeaping talks to Gawain Glenton and Bettina Varwig about the history of the Hanseatic League trade route across the Baltic Sea, which engendered its own musical tradition.

Lucie Skeaping talks to cornett player Gawain Glenton about the history of the Hanseatic League - a trade route that developed across the Baltic Sea and beyond from our own shores right up to Estonia - which engendered its own musical tradition too. They are joined in the studio by Dr Bettina Varwig, lecturer in early modern music at Emmanuel College, University of Cambridge. Gawain has just released a disc of music from the Hanseatic cities with his ECHO Ensemble.

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30 minutes

Music Played

  • Nicolaus a Kempis

    Symphonia 1: a 4

    Ensemble: In Echo. Director: Gawain Glenton.
  • Dieterich Buxtehude

    Schwinget euch himmelan, BuxWV 96

    Orchestra: Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra. Director: Ton Koopman.
  • Johann Schop

    Lachrimae Pavaen

    Composer: John Dowland. Performer: Gawain Glenton. Performer: Silas Wollston. Ensemble: In Echo.
  • Johann Schop

    Lachrimae Pavaen

    Composer: John Dowland. Performer: Gabriele Steinfeld. Ensemble: La Porta Musicale.
  • Melchior Schildt

    Pavana lachrymae

    Composer: John Dowland. Performer: Silas Wollston.
  • Daniel Norcome

    Divisions on a Theme

    Performer: Paul O’Dette. Performer: Mary Springfels. Ensemble: Newberry Consort.
  • Thomas Baltzar

    John come kiss me now

    Performer: Bojan Čičić. Performer: Silas Wollston.
  • Johann Schop

    Sine titulo

    Ensemble: Les Witches.
  • Johann Schop

    Nasce la pena mia

    Ensemble: La Porta Musicale.
  • William Brade

    Ein Schottisch Tanz

    Performer: Gawain Glenton. Ensemble: In Echo.
  • Anthony Holborne

    Pavan: 'The Image of Melancholy'

    Ensemble: In Echo. Director: Gawain Glenton.

Broadcast

  • Sun 3 Jun 2018 14:00

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