John Wilbye's madrigals
from The Early Music Show Hosted by BBC Radio 3
Hannah French explores the life and music of John Wilbye, the most famous of the English madrigalists. Wilbye's fame rests almost entirely on the 64 works contained in two books of madrigals which were published in 1598 and 1608.
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