Hannah French
@hannahcfrench.bsky.social
Presenter: @BBCRadio3’s The Early Music Show & Saturday Breakfast
Author: Sir Henry Wood Champion of JS Bach and The Rolling Year: Listening to the seasons with Vivaldi
Author: Sir Henry Wood Champion of JS Bach and The Rolling Year: Listening to the seasons with Vivaldi
In the excellent company of @earlyopera as Christian, Hilary and Katherine joined me for today’s edition of The Early Music Show @bbcradio3 30 years of stunning performances!
November 23, 2025 at 8:26 PM
In the excellent company of @earlyopera as Christian, Hilary and Katherine joined me for today’s edition of The Early Music Show @bbcradio3 30 years of stunning performances!
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Calling on friends and contacts from her varied and influential career in music, @hannahcfrench.bsky.social uncovers the storms, struggles and humanity beneath Vivaldi’s best-loved work in her new book 'The Rolling Year' 📖
👉 go.continuoconnect.com/the-four-sea...
👉 go.continuoconnect.com/the-four-sea...
November 17, 2025 at 9:07 AM
Calling on friends and contacts from her varied and influential career in music, @hannahcfrench.bsky.social uncovers the storms, struggles and humanity beneath Vivaldi’s best-loved work in her new book 'The Rolling Year' 📖
👉 go.continuoconnect.com/the-four-sea...
👉 go.continuoconnect.com/the-four-sea...
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Our latest playlist accompanies this week's feature on the new book from @hannahcfrench.bsky.social , taking you through depictions of spring, summer, autumn and winter, with music from Vivaldi’s famous set of concerti, along with works by other composers 🎻
🎧 go.continuoconnect.com/playlist-the...
🎧 go.continuoconnect.com/playlist-the...
November 17, 2025 at 9:08 AM
Our latest playlist accompanies this week's feature on the new book from @hannahcfrench.bsky.social , taking you through depictions of spring, summer, autumn and winter, with music from Vivaldi’s famous set of concerti, along with works by other composers 🎻
🎧 go.continuoconnect.com/playlist-the...
🎧 go.continuoconnect.com/playlist-the...
Morning Saturday Breakfasters @bbcradio3! It’s been big coat weather this week, right? We’ve your St Cecilia’s Day Breakfast all lined up from 6:30
November 22, 2025 at 6:16 AM
Morning Saturday Breakfasters @bbcradio3! It’s been big coat weather this week, right? We’ve your St Cecilia’s Day Breakfast all lined up from 6:30
Morning @bbcradio3 Breakfasters- happy Saturday! How are we all? What a week!Some of my highlights here but I’ve just the tonic for hectic times, an autumnal breeze blowing through the show this morning starting with Locatelli out on the hills. Some vintage Bach before 7 too. Kettle on!
November 15, 2025 at 7:35 AM
Morning @bbcradio3 Breakfasters- happy Saturday! How are we all? What a week!Some of my highlights here but I’ve just the tonic for hectic times, an autumnal breeze blowing through the show this morning starting with Locatelli out on the hills. Some vintage Bach before 7 too. Kettle on!
Good Morning! Saturday Breakfast @bbcradio3 is live with Mozart, Ravel, Coleridge-Taylor, and Bach before 7.
Come join us to start your weekend!
Come join us to start your weekend!
November 8, 2025 at 6:37 AM
Good Morning! Saturday Breakfast @bbcradio3 is live with Mozart, Ravel, Coleridge-Taylor, and Bach before 7.
Come join us to start your weekend!
Come join us to start your weekend!
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We have 3 copies of @hannahcfrench.bsky.social's 'The Rolling Year: Listening to the Seasons with Vivaldi' to give away on this afternoon's newsletter, courtesy of @faberbooks.bsky.social. Make sure you're signed up to our mailing list for entry details!
November 7, 2025 at 3:55 PM
We have 3 copies of @hannahcfrench.bsky.social's 'The Rolling Year: Listening to the Seasons with Vivaldi' to give away on this afternoon's newsletter, courtesy of @faberbooks.bsky.social. Make sure you're signed up to our mailing list for entry details!
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'This is a taste of the eighteenth-century music that frequents my kitchen from September to November.' 🍁 🍂
Discover @hannahcfrench.bsky.social's Autumn playlist:
faber.co.uk/journal/classical-music-for-autumn-dr-hannah-frenchs-seasonal-soundtrack
Discover @hannahcfrench.bsky.social's Autumn playlist:
faber.co.uk/journal/classical-music-for-autumn-dr-hannah-frenchs-seasonal-soundtrack
Classical Music for Autumn: Dr Hannah French’s Seasonal Soundtrack
Naturally, Vivaldi kicks off this Classical Music for Autumn playlist, with The Four Seasons encapsulating the early morning hunt.
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November 3, 2025 at 4:00 PM
'This is a taste of the eighteenth-century music that frequents my kitchen from September to November.' 🍁 🍂
Discover @hannahcfrench.bsky.social's Autumn playlist:
faber.co.uk/journal/classical-music-for-autumn-dr-hannah-frenchs-seasonal-soundtrack
Discover @hannahcfrench.bsky.social's Autumn playlist:
faber.co.uk/journal/classical-music-for-autumn-dr-hannah-frenchs-seasonal-soundtrack
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Plunge into the mellow season’s melancholy with Hannah French's Autumn playlist: faber.co.uk/journal/classical-music-for-autumn-dr-hannah-frenchs-seasonal-soundtrack/
The Rolling Year: Listening to the Seasons with Vivaldi is out tomorrow 🍁🌻
The Rolling Year: Listening to the Seasons with Vivaldi is out tomorrow 🍁🌻
November 5, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Plunge into the mellow season’s melancholy with Hannah French's Autumn playlist: faber.co.uk/journal/classical-music-for-autumn-dr-hannah-frenchs-seasonal-soundtrack/
The Rolling Year: Listening to the Seasons with Vivaldi is out tomorrow 🍁🌻
The Rolling Year: Listening to the Seasons with Vivaldi is out tomorrow 🍁🌻
This is the Bom Jesus church in Braga- the setting for this afternoon’s @bbcradio3 Early Music Show with @ensemblecupertinos
The glories of Portuguese Polyphony on your 📻 now or @bbcsounds
The glories of Portuguese Polyphony on your 📻 now or @bbcsounds
November 2, 2025 at 5:39 PM
This is the Bom Jesus church in Braga- the setting for this afternoon’s @bbcradio3 Early Music Show with @ensemblecupertinos
The glories of Portuguese Polyphony on your 📻 now or @bbcsounds
The glories of Portuguese Polyphony on your 📻 now or @bbcsounds
Good morning! Your @bbcradio3 Saturday Breakfast team are raring to go. Thistles, Venus, and Goldberg Variations before 7 but we’re curious: what’s the music that reminds you of home?
October 25, 2025 at 5:48 AM
Good morning! Your @bbcradio3 Saturday Breakfast team are raring to go. Thistles, Venus, and Goldberg Variations before 7 but we’re curious: what’s the music that reminds you of home?
Tonight on BBC 4: a chance to watch The Sixteen’s 2025 Choral Pilgrimage. Was a fun day filming back in June.
October 19, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Tonight on BBC 4: a chance to watch The Sixteen’s 2025 Choral Pilgrimage. Was a fun day filming back in June.
Galloping into the weekend! Autumnal vibes and great music on #bbcradio3 Saturday Breakfast! Come join us at 6:30!
October 18, 2025 at 5:25 AM
Galloping into the weekend! Autumnal vibes and great music on #bbcradio3 Saturday Breakfast! Come join us at 6:30!
Oooh hello! Thanks @fionahmaddocks.bsky.social
I do hope you enjoy it!
I do hope you enjoy it!
Just arrived - our 6 Nov . congratulations to Hannah French
October 14, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Oooh hello! Thanks @fionahmaddocks.bsky.social
I do hope you enjoy it!
I do hope you enjoy it!
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Woohoo! We made the cut! Listen again to our segment on Woman’s Hour at 4pm today on Weekend Woman’s Hour
#nuntastic
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#nuntastic
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BBC Radio 4 - Woman's Hour, Weekend Woman's Hour: Sally Wainwright, Kellie Bright, AI girlfriends, lessons from the Pelicot trial
Sally Wainwright on Riot Women, her drama about a group of mid-life women's punk rock band
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October 11, 2025 at 8:50 AM
Woohoo! We made the cut! Listen again to our segment on Woman’s Hour at 4pm today on Weekend Woman’s Hour
#nuntastic
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#nuntastic
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Flicking through the papers first thing on a Saturday is the best way to start the weekend?! We’re back for Breakfast every Saturday 6:30-9 on @bbcradio3. Send us your requests 3breakfast@bbc.co.uk 🎶
October 11, 2025 at 5:48 AM
Flicking through the papers first thing on a Saturday is the best way to start the weekend?! We’re back for Breakfast every Saturday 6:30-9 on @bbcradio3. Send us your requests 3breakfast@bbc.co.uk 🎶
Essential Classics mode on #bbcradio3 this morning.
October 10, 2025 at 8:27 AM
Essential Classics mode on #bbcradio3 this morning.
Your new @bbcradio3 Saturday Breakfast team!
Producer @zerlinavulliamy and I have your musical start to the weekend lined up. Whatever you’re up to, let us know if there’s anything you’d like to hear: 3breakfast@bbc.co.uk.
Producer @zerlinavulliamy and I have your musical start to the weekend lined up. Whatever you’re up to, let us know if there’s anything you’d like to hear: 3breakfast@bbc.co.uk.
October 4, 2025 at 5:40 AM
Your new @bbcradio3 Saturday Breakfast team!
Producer @zerlinavulliamy and I have your musical start to the weekend lined up. Whatever you’re up to, let us know if there’s anything you’d like to hear: 3breakfast@bbc.co.uk.
Producer @zerlinavulliamy and I have your musical start to the weekend lined up. Whatever you’re up to, let us know if there’s anything you’d like to hear: 3breakfast@bbc.co.uk.
Morning #bbcradio3 breakfasters!
Proud of myself for setting up the desk this morning. House martins and a finch alongside Bach, Dvorak, and Verdi before 7.
Proud of myself for setting up the desk this morning. House martins and a finch alongside Bach, Dvorak, and Verdi before 7.
August 29, 2025 at 5:17 AM
Morning #bbcradio3 breakfasters!
Proud of myself for setting up the desk this morning. House martins and a finch alongside Bach, Dvorak, and Verdi before 7.
Proud of myself for setting up the desk this morning. House martins and a finch alongside Bach, Dvorak, and Verdi before 7.
Morning! Memories of #bbcradio3 Beat Beethoven on Breakfast today. Plus Vivaldi, Farrenc, Parry & Bach before 7. Kettle on!
August 28, 2025 at 4:23 AM
Morning! Memories of #bbcradio3 Beat Beethoven on Breakfast today. Plus Vivaldi, Farrenc, Parry & Bach before 7. Kettle on!
Morning #bbcradio3 breakfasters! Fun stuff in this week’s time capsule studio! Fortunately all the current tech is behind me… Chopin, Mendelssohn, Bach and some Black Guillemots before 7!
August 27, 2025 at 5:07 AM
Morning #bbcradio3 breakfasters! Fun stuff in this week’s time capsule studio! Fortunately all the current tech is behind me… Chopin, Mendelssohn, Bach and some Black Guillemots before 7!
Morning #BBCRadio3 Breakfasters! Mozart, Mussorgsky, and Murray Perahia all before 7 and later: Into the Woods… (with or without a whippet)
August 26, 2025 at 5:03 AM
Morning #BBCRadio3 Breakfasters! Mozart, Mussorgsky, and Murray Perahia all before 7 and later: Into the Woods… (with or without a whippet)