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.
Handel in Rome
In July 1707, three works by Handel were performed in the Church of Santa Maria in Montesanto in Rome: Nisi Dominus and Dixit Dominus on 16 July, and Salve Regina on 19 July. The influential Colonna family sponsored the concerts. These three works are among Handel’s outstanding sacred music output while in Italy, years that proved particularly productive. In fact, ...
Tempus mirabilium: Hopes & Dreams
Peace, love, hope, salvation. Soprano Hana Blažíková joins Capella de la Torre for a program of early seventeenth-century Germany and Italy celebrating an age of miracles. Recorded live in concert July 24, 2024 in the Church of St Simon and St Jude as part of Prague’s Summer Festivities of Early Music. Thanks to WFMT’s association with the European Broadcasting Union, ...
Bach: Mass in b minor
Nicholas Kraemer leads the Czech Philharmonic, Collegium Vocale 1704, and vocal soloists in one of the supreme works of the Baroque era; one that has fascinated musicians and listeners for more than 250 years: Johann Sebastian Bach’s monumental Mass in b minor. Tonight’s program was recorded live in concert January 24, 2025, in Dvořák Hall, Rudolfinum, Prague. Thanks to WFMT’s ...
The Five Kingdoms of Mediæval Spain
Roman, Germanic, Byzantine, French, Arabic, and Jewish cultures all contributed to Spanish music.
