Thinking about the current state of early-music singing, I polled friends, colleagues, students, and teachers, both here and abroad. Many instrumentalists find singers more confident with style than in the past, more flexible vocally, and more expressive with a variety of repertoires. Singers themselves are much less upbeat.
Let Voices in Early Music Be Heard Read More »
It started with a blunt, personal question: How many times has an artist of color entered a rehearsal room full of musicians only to discover that they are the only artist of color — although they know many capable colleagues of color who weren’t asked to participate?
The Open Gates Project and ‘Forgotten’ Voices Read More »
The star of Luisa Morales’ uniformly excellent recording isn’t the performer or the repertoire, it’s the keyboard instrument: a hybrid with a lower manual on which the strings are plucked and an upper manual where the strings are struck by hammers. The sound is sweet with plenty of expressive nuance.
Recording Review: Scarlatti on a One-of-a-Kind Instrument Read More »
Plush and radiant, the performances cast a vivid glimpse of a rich and varied era fit to mark the 500th anniversary of Josquin’s death in 2021.
CD Review: Josquin and Friends Inspire Gesualdo Six to the Heights Read More »
There is so much information here concerning specific meters and their historical development that anyone who can digest it all will approach the music of the German Baroque with new understanding, conviction, and a sense of freedom.
Book Review: Weighty and Welcome Study of Baroque Tempo and Meter Read More »
