Review: Celtic HIP from Makaris
A best-of disc from 2022. The New York-based Makaris ensemble takes a refreshing, historically informed approach to 18th-c. Scottish tunes, (mis)attributed to David Rizzio.
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Singing Bach in a Boston Neighborhood
The Bach Project has brought the music of old Johann Sebastian to Boston’s diverse Dorchester neighborhood, with some help from the young singers of the Ashmont Boy Choir.
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Historically Inspired Set Design for Haymarket’s Monteverdi
Haymarket Opera’s new “Coronation of Poppea” production, opening next week, includes hand-painted sets done with historically informed design and techniques. The modern-day secret is a material that was well known to 17th-century theater artists: distemper paint.
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Book Review: Music, Power, and the Divine Right of Kings
In one of the most turbulent eras in French history, music served to consolidate the power of Louis XIII and legitimize the Bourbon monarchy. Peter Bennett’s new book brings together history, theology, and philosophy to fill a major gap on French music in the early 17th-c.
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Recording Review: Gambist Teodoro Baù, Making Corelli His Own
Looking for new repertoire, Italian viola da gamba virtuoso Teodoro Baù has turned Corelli’s Op. 5 violin sonatas into showpieces for his instrument. The results are exciting, refreshing.
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