The Early Music Show - What is Baroque?

Catherine Bott braves the traffic of London EC4 armed with her trusty record collection to ponder the question, what is Baroque? Including: Matthew Locke: Dance from Psyche New London Consort / Philip Pickett L'Oiseau-Lyre 444 336-2 Track 30 Handel: Overture from Rinaldo Academy of Ancient Music / Christopher Hogwood Decca 467 087-2 CD1 Track 1 Monteverdi: Nisi Dominus from Vespers New London Consort / Phillip Pickett Decca 425 823-2 CD1 Track 15 Purcell: Ground in D minor Richard Egarr (harpsichord) GLOBE GLO5145 Track 26 Uccellini: Sonata quarto Rachel Podger (violin) / William Carter (theorbo) LINN CKD015 Track 3 Bach: Concerto for harpsichord and strings in D Minor BWV1050 The English Concert / Trevor Pinnock Decca 415 991-2 Tracks 1-3 Rameau: Platee Gilles Ragon (Platee ) / Vincent le Texier (Jupiter) / Les Musiciens du Louvre / Marc Minkowski Erato 2292-45028-2 CD2 Track 3 (Act 2 scene 3) Producer: Sam Phillips BBC Manchester