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The Pied Piper

Hannah French is joined in the studio by Edward Blakeman, who has just written a new biography of the early music specialist and broadcaster David Munrow, who died 50 years ago.

Hannah French is joined in the studio by Edward Blakeman who has just written a new biography of the extraordinary musician, early music specialist and broadcaster David Munrow, who died 50 years ago, aged just 34.

During his relatively short life, Munrow made over 50 recordings, with his ensemble The Early Music Consort of London, with countertenor Alfred Deller, The King's Singers and with Michael Morrow's Musica Reservata.

As a broadcaster, he presented 655 editions of The Pied Piper on Radio 3 - a multi-ethnic and centuries-spanning spread of music from Monteverdi to the Electric Light Orchestra rock group.

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Music Played

  • Tielman Susato

    La Mourisque [The Danserye]

    Ensemble: Early Music Consort of London. Director: David Munrow.
    • Renaissance Dances.
    • Warner Classics.
    • 1.

  • Josquin des Prez

    In te Domine speravi

    Singer: James Bowman. Ensemble: Early Music Consort of London. Director: David Munrow.
    • TESTAMENT.

  • Anonymous

    A Bergomask

    Performer: David Munrow. Performer: Christopher Hogwood.
    • ORYX.

  • Anon. 14th-Century

    Saltarello

    Ensemble: Early Music Consort of London. Director: David Munrow.
    • Instruments of Middle Age and Renaissance.
    • Warner Classics.
    • 3.

  • Anonymous

    La Septime estampie Real

    Ensemble: Early Music Consort of London. Director: David Munrow.
    • The Art of Courtly Love.
    • Warner Classics.
    • 16.

  • Anon.

    Istampitta Tre fontane

    Performer: David Munrow. Ensemble: Early Music Consort of London.
    • The Art of Courtly Love.
    • Warner Classics.
    • 25.

  • Guillaume de Machaut

    Phyton, le mervilleus serpent

    Ensemble: Early Music Consort of London. Director: David Munrow.
    • The Art of Courtly Love.
    • Warner Classics.
    • 18.

  • Guillaume Dufay

    Missa "Se la face ay pale" (Kyrie)

    Ensemble: Early Music Consort of London. Conductor: David Munrow.
    • Dufay: Messe "Se la face ay pale".
    • Warner Classics.
    • 3.

  • Guillaume Dufay

    Missa "Se la face ay pale" (Agnus Dei)

    Ensemble: Early Music Consort of London. Conductor: David Munrow.
    • Dufay: Messe "Se la face ay pale".
    • Warner Classics.
    • 7.

  • Antoine Brumel

    Missa "Et ecce terrae motus" (Gloria)

    Ensemble: Early Music Consort of London. Conductor: David Munrow.
    • The Art of the Netherlands.
    • Warner Classics.
    • 2.

  • David Munrow

    The Ballad of Robin and Marion

    Performer: Robert Spencer. Singer: Martyn Hill.
    • Testament Records.

  • Guillaume de Machaut

    Hoquetus David

    Ensemble: Early Music Consort of London. Director: David Munrow.
    • Music of the Gothic Era.
    • Archiv Produktion.
    • 20.

  • Anthony Holborne

    The Fairy Round (Galliard No.3)

    Ensemble: Early Music Consort of London. Director: David Munrow.
    • Instruments of Middle Age and Renaissance.
    • Warner Classics.
    • 10.

Broadcast

  • Yesterday17:00
    BBC Radio 3

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