Jean-Baptiste Lully was the toast of the town in France during the Baroque era. The French King loved Lully, and today's Beautiful Music is a live performance of an excerpt from the composer's comédie ...

It's no longer news that live music – and not just classical – has been imperiled as much as most other human enterprises by COVID-19. Back in the day, productions closed, but now cancellations are of ...

Jean-Baptiste Lully, a master of 17th century French Baroque, answered to both master and muse in his 1675 opera "Thésée." The former was Louis XIV, whose court is celebrated in a long and floridly ...

If it hadn't been for his teacher, Jean-Baptiste Lully, a certain French composer might be better known today. That notion sets the tone for an hour of music by baroque names not often seen on concert ...

Jean-Baptiste Lully was the most influential French composer of the 17th century, a key figure in the court of Louis XIV. This week, Donald Macleod explores how Lully rose from humble origins in Italy ...

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Lucie Skeaping introduces the first of two Early Music Shows this weekend dedicated to French Baroque music. As part of BBC Radio 3's Baroque Spring season, Lucie Skeaping explores the relationship ...

If it hadn't been for his teacher, Jean-Baptiste Lully, a certain French composer might be better known today. That notion sets the tone for an hour of music by Baroque names not often seen on concert ...

The opening section of Danish composer Hans Abrahamsen’s 2012 String Quartet No. 4 is subtitled “light and airy”, and, aptly, the four strings produce extraordinary, airy sonorities: a sequence of ...