Though advertised as a collection of Italian baroque recordings by Chiari Banchini’s Ensemble 415 and Amandine Beyer’s Gli Incogniti, all but one of these albums is...
The seventh issue by the Viennese ensemble Cinquecento belongs to an earlier era than the mid 15th-century period that has provided most of their repertoire. As...
Let me begin with what usually comes at the end of a review, the recommendation. Without reservation, this is enthusiastically recommended to all lovers of music...
The subtitle, “Sacred Music in Early 18th-Century Naples,” reminds us that San Gennaro (Januarius) is the patron saint of that city, or rather one of scores...
My last encounter, in 35:3, with the Canadian duo La Tour Baroque—Tim Blackmore, recorder and harpsichord, and Michel Cardin, theorbo and lute—was an absolute delight, and...
This baroque period instrument duo, made up of Tim Blackmore and Michel Cardin, is both ambitious and versatile. The title of their new album should be...
La Tour Baroque Duo is Tim Blackmore on recorders and harpsichord and Michel Cardin on lute and theorbo. They are based at the University of Moncton...
Instrumental ensembles had several very important functions in secular society throughout the European Renaissance—and earlier, if we make allowances for the dance and relaxation music of...
