CRB - Boston Early Music

CRB - Boston Early Music is a rarity in American classical radio: a station that actually specializes in pre-Classical repertoire. While other stations lump "early music" into a weekend specialty show, this one dives deep into medieval, Renaissance, and Baroque works. You'll hear Hildegard von Bingen alongside Monteverdi, with plenty of Bach and Handel. The programming avoids the safe choral selections you'd expect - they'll play the weird stuff too. A recent afternoon block featured a full performance of a Purcell semi-opera, which is either your idea of heaven or a test of patience. The cura…