Early Music

Early music encompasses a broad range of styles from the Middle Ages to the late 18th century, characterized by complex harmonies, intricate counterpoint, and ornamentation. Emerging from the medieval Gregorian chant tradition, early music evolved through the Renaissance and Baroque periods, featuring instruments such as the lute, harpsichord, and viola da gamba. Composers of the era crafted masterpieces marked by expressive melodies, ornate decoration, and dramatic contrasts, often for royal courts, churches, and opera houses. This genre had a profound impact on Western classical music, influencing later styles like Classical and Romantic music. Notable for its use of period-specific instruments and performance practices, early music is distinct from later classical music in its emphasis on historical authenticity and nuanced expressiveness.

The Centenary Album

Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau•

Anton Rubinstein•

Antonín Dvořák•

Arnold Schoenberg•

Béla Bartók•

Claude Debussy•

César Franck•

Darius Milhaud•

Dmitri Shostakovich•

Edvard Grieg•

Emmanuel Chabrier•

Ernest Chausson•

Felix Mendelssohn•

Franz Liszt•

Franz Schubert•

François Couperin•

Gabriel Fauré•

Gabriel Pierné•

George Frideric Handel•

Georges Bizet•

Giacomo Puccini•

Giuseppe Verdi•

Gustav Mahler•

Hanns Eisler•

Hans Pfitzner•

Hector Berlioz•

Heinrich Schütz•

Henry Lawes•

Henry Purcell•

Hugo Wolf•

Jacques Offenbach•

Johann Sebastian Bach•

Johann Strauss II•

Johannes Brahms•

Joseph Haydn•

Ludwig van Beethoven•

Paul Hindemith•

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky•

Reynaldo Hahn•

Richard Strauss•

Richard Wagner•

Robert Schumann•

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Album - 100 Tracks - Released June 16, 2025