Features
Explore the world of Baroque & Early Music through artist interviews, curated playlists, new album features, videos and much more.
Highlights
Driven by curiosity: The inimitable art of Christophe Rousset
The French harpsichordist, conductor, and founder of Les Talens Lyriques in conversation with Continuo Connect's Writer-in-Residence, Simon Mundy
Suspended in Time
Galician conductor and historical keyboardist Pablo Devigo discusses the curatorial process behind Música d’Outrora’s debut album, ‘Still Life’.
Articles
Thomas Fournil’s Idrîsî: Mapping the Mediterranean Sound
Continuo Connect's Simon Mundy talks to Corsican composer Thomas Fournil about his Idrîsî Ensemble, ahead of their upcoming concerts this month.
Dame Emma Kirkby: The quiet revolutionary
In an exclusive interview for Continuo Connect, Ashutosh Khandekar spoke to Dame Emma Kirkby about her influential career in the Early Music world.
Spotlight
In conversation: Yu-Wei Hu
Continuo meets flautist Yu-Wei Hu, a member of Oxford Bach Soloists, and a founding member of Flauguissimo
In Conversation: Emanuele Addis
Continuo meets guitarist and lute player, Emanuele Addis to discuss his musical background and projects with his ensemble, Londinium Consort.
In conversation: Henrik Persson
Continuo Connect meets baroque cellist and viol player Henrik Persson, co-founder of the ensemble Newe Vialles.
Watch & Listen
Playlist: The Lully Operas
This playlist explores Christophe Rousset's and Les Talens Lyriques' discography of operas by Jean-Baptiste Lully.
Still Life: Early Baroque Fantasy
Musica d'Outrora release their debut album, ‘Still Life’ on the Deux-Elles label, exploring the radical expressivity of the 17th-century ‘stylus fantasticus’.
Playlist: Baroque Dances
A playlist in celebration of the 300th anniversary of the publication of Pierre Rameau’s seminal treatise, ‘Le Maître à danser’.
‘Tra le fiamme’ – Rowan Pierce with Florilegium/Ashley Solomon
Soprano Rowan Pierce joins forces with Florilegium & Ashley Solomon in ‘Tra le fiamme’, an album featuring secular Baroque cantatas and concertos.
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.