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Key Changes: Radio 3's Essential History of Classical MusicEpisodes

  1. Next Saturday13:00
    BBC Radio 3

    1415: War, Pestilence and Sweet Sounds

    The year is 1415. The Battle of Agincourt heralds a profound change in the sound of music.

  2. Sat 2 May 202613:00
    BBC Radio 3

    1492: The Fall of Granada

    It's 1492. Granada has fallen. In the Alhambra, a Moorish musician awaits his fate.

  3. Sat 9 May 202613:00
    BBC Radio 3

    1501: The Printed Composer

    Venice, 1501. In a canal-side workshop, Petrucci produces the first printed book of music.