Early Music America

“In general, as the 19th century wore on, especially quick tempi tended to become slower in performance,” says Jordan. “And one thing I can say is, that by heeding Beethoven’s metronome marks, it confirms that the taste [at the time] for fast movements was to play them faster.”

Soprano Adriana Ruiz will perform in Early Music America’s Emerging Artists Showcase, May 24-26, 2018, as part of the Bloomington Early Music Festival. Cuban-born Adriana Ruiz started her studies of Piano at the age of seven. She completed her studies in Voice and Choral Conducting at the Cuban …

In introducing the viola da gamba as a solo recital instrument in 1961, Hsu initiated the development of historical performance practice at Cornell, attracting expert faculty in the field and leading to the establishment of a center for the study of 18th-century instrumental music and a graduate deg …