Features

Explore the world of Early & Baroque Music through artist interviews, curated playlists, new album features, videos and much more.

Highlights

Dame Emma Kirkby: The quiet revolutionary
Feature

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.

In conversation: Jean Rondeau
Feature

In conversation: Jean Rondeau

Continuo Connect meets the French harpsichordist extraordinaire ahead of his appearance at the Back2Bach Festival, curated by Bold Tendencies.

Articles

Off the beaten track: Music-making in Discoed
Feature

Off the beaten track: Music-making in Discoed

Early Music in the Marches returns to the tiny hamlet of Discoed this September, bringing inspiring performances and workshops to the Welsh borderlands.

Nick Pritchard: Fuelled by Passion
Feature

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.

Spotlight

In Conversation: Emanuele Addis
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
Spotlight

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
Spotlight

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 best of Dame Emma Kirkby
Playlist

Playlist: The best of Dame Emma Kirkby

A playlist, illustrating the rich career of Continuo Patron, Dame Emma Kirkby, with some of her most beloved recordings.

Biber: Violin Sonatas – 1681
Recording

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.

The Best of Bach Cantatas
Playlist

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...

The cover artwork of La Serenissima and Adrian Chandler's 'Crossing Borders' album
Recording

Crossing Borders

La Serenissima return with an album of works by Telemann, Sieber, Durante, and Brescianello – their 11th with Signum Records.

The OAE introduces...
Film

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!
Film

Barnstorming!

Barnstorming! was born out of the desire to reconnect with colleagues and audiences during the COVID pandemic. Three concert films were created.

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