As historically informed musicians know, a performance conveys much more than just the notes on a page. ‘Performing by the Book,’ a recent collection of essays, covers an enormous temporal range — not exhaustive, of course, but by moving from the 15th century to the 21st it yields interesting comparisons.
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At the end of April, French conductor Marc Minkowski was named Boston Baroque’s second-ever music director, following the retirement of founder Martin Pearlman. EMA caught up with the marquee early-music conductor to hear his thoughts on the future of the ensemble and where he sees areas of strength and growth.
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Throughout European history, the lament has been associated with women. The outstanding Cappella Artemisia, led by Candace Smith, turns its attention to this mournful weeping and the Italian convents of the 16th and 17th c.
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The newest recording from Baroque Music Montana collects sacred and profane love songs and virtuosic instrumental works from the early Baroque. With soprano, violin, dulcian, and lute, it makes an unfamiliar, often enchanting, combination and sets their sound apart.
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At his death, J.S. Bach owned two mellow-toned keyboard instruments called lautenwerk or lute-harpsichord, and wrote (and transcribed) music for it. Charlotte Mattax Moersch’s latest recording is devoted to this unique but forever-obscure instrument, including a Bach original and transcriptions by her teacher, Gustav Leonhardt.
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