Historical Performance

Historical performance is a genre dedicated to authentically interpreting early music using period instruments, historical techniques, and historically informed practices. It spans the Renaissance, Baroque, and Classical eras, emphasizing original tunings, ornamentation, and performance styles based on historical sources. Ensembles and soloists in this field bring music from the 16th to 18th centuries to life with a focus on historical accuracy and expressive nuance. The genre covers vocal and instrumental works, from chamber ensembles to brass consorts, often reviving forgotten repertoire and offering fresh insights into well-known compositions.

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Nowel: Advent & Beyond
Album - 33 Tracks - Released November 14, 2025

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A Nocte Temporis
Abchordis Ensemble
Alexander Gergelyfi
Alexandra Nepomnyashchaya
Alfredo Bernardini
Aline Zylberajch
Anders Ericson
Andrew Manze
Andrzej Kosendiak
Angelica Selmo
Anna Besson
Antonius Adamske
Arianna Radaelli
Arianna Vendittelli
Attilio Cremonesi
Benjamin Perrot
Bernhard Forck
Bertrand Cuiller
Borbála Dobozy
Brice Sailly
Camerata Antonio Soler
Camerata Øresund
Carles Magraner
Carlo Mazzoli
Clematis
Consone Quartet
Céline Frisch
Daniel Auner
Dario Salvi
Denis Linnik
Edoardo Torbianelli
Ensemble Almanach
Ensemble La Ninfea
Ensemble Labirinto Armonico
Ensemble Odyssee
Ensemble Pro Victoria
Eva Saladin
Fernando De Luca
Filippo Pantieri
Fretwork
Gabriel Garrido
Gabriele Pro
Gaechinger Cantorey
Gaétan Jarry
I Solisti Ambrosiani
Il Gusto Barocco
Into the Winds
Ivano Zanenghi
Jacqueline du Pré
Jan Čižmář
Jean-Baptiste Nicolas
Jean-Marc Aymes
Jonathan Cohen
Julia Huber
Jörg Faerber
Jörg Halubek
Katharina Ruckgaber
Klaas Stok
L'Archicembalo
L'Orfeo Barockorchester
La Palatine
La Rêveuse
London Handel Players
Léa Masson
Marie-Laure Garnier
Mario Stefano Tonda
Max Volbers
Mayumi Hirasaki
Michael Borgstede
Musicians of the Old Post Road
Nicolas Brooymans
Oleg Timofeyev
Orchestra Barocca di Cremona
Orchestre de l'Opéra Royal
Pandolfis Consort
Patrick Ayrton
Peter Sheppard Skærved
Pulcinella Orchestra
Romabarocca Ensemble
Ronan Kernoa
Salvatore Carchiolo
Silvia Rambaldi
Simone El Oufir Pierini
Simone Stella
Simone Vallerotonda
Solomon's Knot
Sonnambula
Stefan Plewniak
Stefano Montanari
Stephane Fuget
Tatjana Vorobjova
The Mozartists
Tommaso Rossi
Tuija Hakkila
Ursina Maria Braun
Van Swieten Society
Walter Testolin
Wolfgang Glüxam
Wroclaw Baroque Ensemble
Yoann Moulin
Helmut Müller-Brühl
Daniel Lozakovich
Andrea Marcon
Jacqueline du Pré
Andrew Manze
Alberto Martini
Lucy van Dael
Aradia Ensemble
Marco Decimo
Candida Thompson
Vox Luminis
Jonathan Cohen
Benedetti Baroque Orchestra
Stefano Montanari
Ian Watson
Micaela Comberti
Jörg Faerber
Sébastien Daucé
Fabio Bonizzoni
Bernhard Forck
Jérémie Rhorer
Javier Ulises Illán
Le Cercle De L'Harmonie
Dario Salvi
Joan Ambrosio Dalza
Jonathan Manson
Fretwork
Rainer Kussmaul
Bertrand Cuiller
Alfredo Bernardini
L'Orfeo Barockorchester
Hiro Kurosaki
Benjamin Perrot
Simone Stella
Crawford Young
Anthony Holborne
Charles Medlam
Carles Magraner
Gunar Letzbor
Yasunori Imamura
La Rêveuse
Vincent Bernhardt
Céline Frisch
Michael Hofstetter
Mary Utiger
William Hunt
Michi Gaigg
The Royal Wind Music
Ariane Maurette
Myriam Rignol
Pulcinella Orchestra
Concerto Armonico Budapest
Mayumi Hirasaki
José Miguel Moreno
Collegium Aureum
David Miller
La Folia Barockorchester
Stefano Rossi
Ivano Zanenghi
Anders Ericson
Into the Winds
Valentin Tournet
Adrian Bradbury
Sebastian Knebel
Anna Besson
The Prague Brass Soloists
Orfeo 55
Stefan Plewniak
A Nocte Temporis
Christopher Page
Héloïse Gaillard
La Ritirata
Borbála Dobozy
László Czidra
Musica Florea
Boston Early Music Festival Orchestra
Monika Mauch
His Majestys Sagbutts & Cornetts
Jörg Halubek
Clematis
Paolo Grazzi
Weser-Renaissance Bremen
Daniel Sepec
European Chamber Soloists
Monteverdi Orchestra
Stephane Fuget
Christian Curnyn
Cordevento
The Mozartists
Höör Barock
Björn Schmelzer
Rudiger Lotter
Anton Steck
Elvira Bill
Terence R. Charlston
Miroslav Kejmar
Berlin Singakademie
Miguel Rincón
Ensemble Amarillis
La Symphonie de Poche