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Our curated collection of essays on all aspects of early music and historically-informed performance, insights into innovation, and new composition for early instruments.
Peter Whelan Introduces…
Continuo Connect recently caught up with conductor, music director, harpsichordist, and bassoonist Peter Whelan.
The Ghost in the Machine
What information can musical machines provide about 'live' performers from the past, and what influence can this have on our modern HIP practice?
Davina Clarke and ‘The Art of Obligato’
Continuo Connect recently sat down with Davina Clarke to talk about recording Handel, Bach, and her exploration of the world of ‘obligato’.
The Excellence of Women
The fascinating discovery of a lost part of Maddalena Casulana's virtuoso book of five-voice madrigals has enabled a new recording by Fieri Consort
Handel Hendrix House
Handel & Hendrix House cares for and presents the London homes of Baroque composer G.F. Handel and rock legend Jimi Hendrix.
The celebrated Distins
The story of how one family transformed music in the 19th century and shaped the world of brass music today.
On A Personal Note
Violinist Jane Gordon shares her thoughts about her relationship with historical performances and the ‘new' sound world centred around the fortepiano.
The King's Playlist
Ensemble Molière present their debut album, ‘The King’s Playlist’, a musical day in the life of King Louis XIV.
Early Music? Early Food?
Step into the world of culinary history with Michelle Berriedale-Johnson, food historian and dynamic host of Salon Music concerts.
London International Festival of Early Music - Online Concerts
Re-live LIFEM 2023's highlights: with performances from Erik Bosgraaf & the Wrocław Baroque Orchestra's, Jane Chapman and The OAE Experience Scheme Ensemble.
Sarah Jeffery
Continuo Connect meets Sarah Jeffery, recorder superstar and founder of YouTube sensation Team Recorder.
Meet the family
Finn Collinson, the Recorder Specialist at The Early Music Shop introduces the recorder family, highlighting their role in shaping early music.
Roxanna Panufnik: Officially Kooky
Composer Roxanna Panufnik explains how several recent commissions for prominent early music specialists seek to evoke and shed light on the past.
Sir Roger Norrington
A landmark interview with one of the leading pioneers of early music, the conductor Sir Roger Norrington.
Musick in Manchester
The story of Manchester Baroque's reconstruction of Manchester's first public concerts in 1744-45, presented by Dr Pauline Nobes.
Baroque X Jazz: reimagining the trio sonata
Liturina’s work with jazz musician and composer Jonny Mansfield forges a new path for historical performance through genre crossover.
From Library to Stage
Dr Pauline Nobes shares some of the detective work involved with Manchester Baroque's ‘Musick’ in Manchester 1744/45 programme
The Battle of the Organs
“Celestial Music did the Gods Inspire” brings to life the extraordinary story of the Battle of the Organs.
Reaching back and looking forward
Composer James Batty and his ensemble The Picardy Players are picking up where Italian musicians of the past left off - and exploring Renaissance microtonality.
How African Musicians Came to Medieval and Renaissance Europe
Ted Gioia tells how an African trumpeter ended up in Tudor England - and how Western music has always been multicultural.
The story of the love:Handel festival
The story of the love:Handel festival, as told to Continuo Connect by Brook Street Band founder Tatty Theo.
The mystery of Bach’s “unicorn”
A good mystery always intrigues - and when the mystery is set for us by none other than Johann Sebastian Bach, who can resist?
First Encounters
First Encounters - musical journeys between Europe and Asia from the dawn of the global world, by Yeo Yat-Soon, founder and director of Divertissements Chinois.
Bach, Handel, and a Greek hero's choice
Listening to the Christmas Oratorio’s sublime lullaby for the infant Christ, 'Schlafe mein Liebster’, you might be surprised to discover the music's origins...
Graft, galleries, and genre-busting: the endless possibilities of the recorder
What do the Mandalorian and the Beatles have in common? Recorder player Heidi Fardell will tell you, and more, as she writes about her life and career in music.
Discovering Baroque treasures with Will Russell and Spiritato
Will Russell, founder of Spiritato and champion of less well-known Baroque music, shares insights into their musical adventures and discoveries.