Wednesdays at 10:00 pm
A fresh feast of early music every week.
Join host Candice Agree for WFMT’s exciting weekly program of early music. Baroque&Before explores works written before 1750, featuring live concert recordings from some of the world’s most prestigious early music festivals, as well as commercially released recordings from WFMT’s vast library. From Russia to the Americas, from Northern Europe to the Mediterranean and Middle East, Candice presents internationally known artists on the early music scene, crafting a delightful mix of musicianship, music, and history.
The Sixteen: Masters of Imitation
Harry Christophers leads The Sixteen, widely regarded as one of the world’s leading vocal ensembles. Celebrated for unmistakable warmth of sound, precision, and expressive intensity, The Sixteen performs regularly on the world’s foremost concert stages. Masters of Imitation pays tribute to the musical art of borrowing, reflecting, and transforming. At its heart is the sensual and refined music of Orlando ...
Seventeenth-century Fantasias
Between the early 16th and late 17th centuries, “Fancies”—fantasias for viol consort—represented one of the glories of English music, numbering in the hundreds. Prior to the advent of the classical string quartet, they stood as the supreme expression of instrumental chamber music. By the time the young Henry Purcell turned his hand to them, the form already belonged to a ...
