In this beautifully paced recital, Baroque oboist Debra Nagy and harpsichordist Mark Edwards create an equal partnership and explore familiar music by J.S. Bach and François Couperin, often in delightful arrangements.
Marvelous Bach & Couperin from Les Délices Read More »
Creative artists in early music are hoping to attract new fans by offering more than old music in predictable formations. By design, they break from the status quo, with soap-bubble sets for Vivaldi and Bach in spoken English. Historically informed? ‘It’s historically inspired, which is maybe more important.’
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Clément Janequin occupies a unique spot in early music, where several of his kaleidoscopic chansons — including ‘Le Chant des oyseaux, and ‘La Chasse’ — are a hit among vocal ensembles. An agile, often humorous new book covers the range of Janequin’s work and his times, aimed at reaching the performer as much as the scholar.
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You might have come across the composer, singer, and harpsichordist Elisabetta de Gambarini (1731-1765) from music history books, but until now there’s not been significant recordings of her work. Now Margherita Toretta, a pianist, has brought together all Gambarini’s known keyboard pieces on one disc.
Elisabetta de Gambarini, Obscure No Longer Read More »
Across North America, ensembles are connecting with audiences not just as passive-listening concert-goers but as participants in making music. Give a performance of Renaissance polyphony, but also teach local amateurs how to sing it themselves. ‘They will hear it as never before — from within the ensemble.’
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