Features
Explore the world of Baroque & Early Music through artist interviews, curated playlists, new album features, videos and much more.
Highlights
Playlist: Handel in London
A playlist that explores the music written by George Frideric Handel in London: from operas and oratorios to instrumental highlights.
Handel at home: life and music on Brook Street
Continuo Connect’s Simon Mundy explores the history of the Handel Hendrix House as the museum celebrates its 25th anniversary.
Articles
Peter Holman: Curiosity and the making of Early Music
Peter Holman reflects on a distinguished career – from his academic work on Purcell and early English music and his artistic work with Leeds Baroque.
Sisters of polyphony
Laurie Stras uncovers the stories behind the extraordinary Biffoli–Sostegni manuscript, and traces the lives of the nuns who sang from it.
Spotlight
In conversation: Eva Caballero
Continuo Connect meets flautist Eva Cabellero to find out how she got into the flute what she loves most about Early Music and much more.
In conversation: Joseph Lowe
Continuo catches up with violinist and violist Joseph Lowe to talk about his journey into Early Music and his recent video recording with the Lowe Ensemble.
In Conversation: Agata Daraškaitė
Continuo Connect catches up with the first violinist of the Consone Quartet, Agata Daraškaitė to discuss her route into music and Consone's recent projects.
Watch & Listen
Nathaniel Mander: Bach’s Goldberg Variations
Haprsichordist Nathaniel Mander introduces and performs Bach’s monumental ‘Goldberg Variations’, 12 July 2024 at St Martin in the Fields, London.
Passacaglia | Danican-Philidor ‘fils aîné’: ‘Le tombeau’
Passacaglia performs ‘Le tombeau’ in a video from their forthcoming album, ‘La Parisienne’, showcasing the music by the Danican-Philidor family.
Playlist: Mozart’s Travels
In celebration of Mozart's 270th birthday on 27th January, we trace his travels across Europe throughout his life.
Double, Double Toil & Trouble | Palisander
Palisander’s new album, Double, Double Toil & Trouble, features repertoire spanning 900 years, inspired by the mystical and magical.
Soler’s Fandango: a new arrangement by the Lowe Ensemble
The Lowe Ensemble performs Antonio Soler's Fandango in an arrangement for strings, harpsichord, baroque guitar, and percussion.
The OAE introduces...
The Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment presents a series of videos introducing the interesting and unusual instruments commonly found in early music.