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Purcell and Royalty

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Last broadcast on Mon, 16 Nov 2009, 23:00 on BBC Radio 3 (see all broadcasts).

Synopsis

Purcell biographer Jonathan Keates places the composer's life and music in the context of the changes of monarch as Charles II was succeeded by James II and then William and Mary.

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  1. Mon 16 Mar 2009
    23:00
    BBC Radio 3
  2. Mon 16 Nov 2009
    23:00
    BBC Radio 3

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  1. The Essay
  2. A Tribute to Mr Purcell

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