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Explore the fascinating world of early music through artist spotlight interviews, venue guides, films, playlists, and insightful essays.

Highlights

The Excellence of Women
Essay

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

The celebrated Distins
Essay

The celebrated Distins

The story of how one family transformed music in the 19th century and shaped the world of brass music today.

Articles

The Spohr Collection Vol. 3
Recording

The Spohr Collection Vol. 3

On the latest volume, Ashley Solomon plays on nine original 18th century flutes from Peter Spohr’s private collection.

The Ghost in the Machine
Feature

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?

Spotlight

In conversation: Seb Gillot
Spotlight

In conversation: Seb Gillot

Seb is a freelance organist, harpsichordist and conductor. He is continually in demand as a continuo player and early keyboard specialist.

In conversation: Robert Hugill
Spotlight

In conversation: Robert Hugill

Recognised for his blog Planet Hugill, Robert Hugill shares concert reviews, interviews, and previews across the widest spectrum of classical music.

In conversation: Tom Mungall
Spotlight

In conversation: Tom Mungall

Producer, sound engineer and filmmaker Tom Mungall tells Continuo Connects how he got into the Early Music scene.

Watch & Listen

Ecco la Primavera
Playlist

Ecco la Primavera

Hopeful, happy and giddy in anticipation of what Spring might bring: listen to our playlist, anticipating the warmer months.

A German In Venice
Recording

A German In Venice

This album explores Heinrich Schütz's solo cantatas alongside examples of the brilliant and virtuosic Venetian style instrumental music.

Mozart’s Bassoon
Recording

Mozart’s Bassoon

Mozart's Bassoon - a recording of works for solo bassoon by Peter Whelan and Ensemble Marsyas with Kristian Bezuidenhout.

The King's Playlist
Essay

The King's Playlist

Ensemble Molière present their debut album, ‘The King’s Playlist’, a musical day in the life of King Louis XIV.

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.

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.