Features
Explore the world of Early & Baroque Music through artist interviews, curated playlists, new album features, videos and much more.
Highlights
Nick Pritchard: Fuelled by Passion
Though a specialist in the Baroque repertoire, Nick Pritchard's career path has taken him off on many musical adventures, as he explains.
Sir Roger Norrington
A landmark interview with one of the leading pioneers of early music, the conductor Sir Roger Norrington.
Articles
Pubs, Purcell and Proms: Bjarte Eike’s new take on Early Music
Continuo meets Bjarte Eike, founder and violinist of Norway’s dynamic Barokksolistene, who this summer will perform at the BBC Proms, Edinburgh and Longborough.
Liam Byrne: New sounds for an old instrument
Continuo meets Berlin-based Irish-American viol player, Liam Byrne, who specialises in playing 'very old or very new music' on the viola da gamba.
Spotlight
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: Amanda Babington
Continuo Connect speaks to Amanda Babington - musette, violin, and recorder virtuoso, and Artistic Director of Baroque In The North
In conversation: Henrik Persson
Continuo Connect meets baroque cellist and viol player Henrik Persson, co-founder of the ensemble Newe Vialles.
Watch & Listen
The Best of Bach Cantatas
A compilation of some of the most beloved movements from Bach’s Cantatas, as well as some lesser-known gems...
Biber: Violin Sonatas – 1681
Bojan Čičić records Heinrich Biber’s collection of sonatas from 1681 - comprising some of the most ambitious and inventive violin works of the 17th century.
Jewels of the French Baroque
This playlist explores the jewels of French Baroque music, from well-known names such as Rameau and Lully, to rarely-heard gems by lesser known composers.
Crossing Borders
La Serenissima return with an album of works by Telemann, Sieber, Durante, and Brescianello – their 11th with Signum Records.
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.
Barnstorming!
Barnstorming! was born out of the desire to reconnect with colleagues and audiences during the COVID pandemic. Three concert films were created.