Academy of Ancient Music

Dr Ruth Smith (writer, speaker, broadcaster) introduces Handel's Acis and Galatea. Recorded live at West Road Concert Hall, Cambridge on Friday 20 May 2016.

Music Director Richard Egarr invites our London audience to experience the "pleasing" music of Vivaldi, explaining its enduring popularity in popular culture and its inspirational effect on both Telemann and Bach.  Recorded live at Milton Court Concert Hall, London, on Wednesday 13 April 2016.

The cantatas of JS Bach are very close to the heart of broadcaster and performer Sandy Burnett (BBC Radio 3), who focuses on Cantata 127 "Herr Jesu Christ, wahr' Mensch und Gott" in this pre-concert talk.   Recorded live at Milton Court Concert Hall, London.

Broadcaster Sandy Burnett presents an in-depth account of JS Bach's Christmas Oratorio, ahead of the AAM's complete performance of the work at London's Barbican Hall.  Recorded live at the Fountain Room, Barbican Center, on 22 December 2015.

Bojan Čičić (director), Monika Beisner (illustrator) and Prof Peter Hainsworth (University of Oxford) discuss darkness and light before Angels and saints, continuing our pre-concert discussion series'From Darkness to Light'.Recorded live at Milton Concert Hall, London, Friday 20 November 2015.

A panel discussion featuring Pavlo Beznosiuk, Monika Beisner and Prof Peter Hainsworth ahead of Music from the dark side. Recorded live at Milton Court Concert Hall on 19 October 2015.

Dr Anthony Pryor (Goldsmiths College, UCL) introduces the first work Monteverdi wrote for the Venetian stage.Recorded live at the Barbican Centre, London on 29 September 2015.

Prof Robert Levin (Harvard University) discusses Mozart's early keyboard works and the intersection between research and performance.Recorded live at Milton Court Concert Hall, London.

Dr Merav Rosenfeld-Hadad (University of Cambridge) discusses music, the Middle East and Venice in the 18th Century with Richard Tognetti (director & violin) and Joseph Tawadros (oud) ahead of The Grand Tour: Venice and the Mediterranean.Recorded live at Milton Court Concert Hall, London.

Sandy Burnett (BBC Radio 3) leads a panel discussion with trumpeters David Blackadder, Phillip Bainbridge and Robert Vanryne ahead of The Baroque Trumpet.Recorded live at West Road Concert Hall, Cambridge.

Prof John Irving (Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music & Dance) introduces Mozart's Piano concertos Nos.24 & 25.Recorded live at the Barbican Centre, London.

Robert Levin discuss improvisation with Prof John Rink as part of the 2012 Humanitas lecture series.Recorded live at the University of Cambridge.

Sandy Burnett (musician and broadcaster) introduces Handel's festive masterpiece, Messiah.Recorded live at the Barbican Centre, London.

Alexandra Coghlan (writer and critic) hosts a panel discussion with Gergely Madaras, Rachel Brown and Masumi Nagasawa introducing The Grand Tour: Vienna and Paris.Recorded live at Milton Court Concert Hall, London.

Dr Anthony Pryer (Goldsmiths College, London) introduces Monteverdi's operatic masterpiece, L'incoronazione di Poppea.Recorded live at the Barbican Centre, London.

Dr Ruth Smith (writer, speaker, broadcaster) introduces The Grand Tour: Handel in London, a programme of Arne, Boyce and Handel.Recorded live at West Road Concert Hall, Cambridge.

Producer Philip Hobbs shares his thoughts on JS Bach's St John Passion, including his role in the recording process and how moments in this new release will “make shivers run up and down your spine”. Phil produced the AAM's recording of the Passion released Easter 2014 (digital version on 4 March, physical version on 31 March). Find out more at www.aam.co.uk/stjohnpassion

Tenor James Gilchrist shares his thoughts on JS Bach's St John Passion, including the role of the Evangelist, the benefits of performing on period instruments and the reasons why this masterpiece "lives for me time and time again".James takes the role of the Evangelist in the AAM's recording of the Passion released Easter 2014 (digital version on 4 March, physical version on 31 March). Find out more at www.aam.co.uk/stjohnpassion

Dr Simon Heighes (musicologist, broadcaster and writer) introduces a programme of Vivaldi, Wassenaer and Pergolesi.Recorded live at the Barbican, London on 31 January 2014.

Edward Blakeman (author of Faber Pocket Guide to Handel) hosts a discussion Bernard Labadie before the AAM's performance of Handel's Messiah in December 2013.Recorded live at the Barbican, London on 17 December 2013.