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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A Nocte Temporis
Accademia Farnese
Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin
Alfredo Bernardini
Andrea Marcon
Andrew Manze
Arianna Radaelli
Attilio Cremonesi
Bach Collegium San Diego
Benjamin Perrot
Bernhard Forck
Bertrand Cuiller
Camerata Antonio Soler
Camerata Øresund
Camille Poul
Cappella Neapolitana
Carine Tinney
Christian Curnyn
Cordevento
Cristiano Contadin
Céline Frisch
Dario Salvi
Dionysos Now
Edoardo Torbianelli
Elvira Bill
Ensemble L'Amorosa Caccia
Ercole Nisini
Eva Saladin
Fabio Bonizzoni
Fernando De Luca
Filippo Pantieri
Francesca Lombardi Mazzulli
Francesca Torelli
Fretwork
Frédérick Haas
Gabriele Pro
Gaechinger Cantorey
Gaétan Jarry
Goteborg Baroque
Gunar Letzbor
Hans-Christoph Rademann
Helmut Müller-Brühl
Hiro Kurosaki
Hofkapelle Munchen
Händelfestspielorchester Halle
Höör Barock
I Solisti Ambrosiani
Insula Orchestra
Ivano Zanenghi
Jacqueline du Pré
Jeroen Finke
Jonathan Cohen
Julian Perkins
Juris Teichmanis
Justin Taylor
Jörg Faerber
Jörg Halubek
Katharina Ruckgaber
La Folia Barockorchester
La Palatine
La Protezione della Musica
La Symphonie de Poche
Laurence Equilbey
London Handel Players
Magdalena Consort
Mario Stefano Tonda
Mathilde Vialle
Maurizio Paciariello
Mayumi Hirasaki
Michael Hofstetter
Miguel Rincón
Nicola Reniero
Opera Prima Ensemble
Orchestra Barocca di Cremona
Orkester Nord
Orpharion
Pandolfis Consort
Peter Sheppard Skærved
Pulcinella Orchestra
Quartetto Vanvitelli
Romabarocca Ensemble
Rudiger Lotter
Ryo Terakado
Salvatore Carchiolo
Schola Antiqua of Chicago
Seicento Stravagante
Simone El Oufir Pierini
Simone Vallerotonda
Stefan Plewniak
Stephane Fuget
Sébastien Daucé
Thibaut Roussel
Toby Carr
Tuija Hakkila
Valentin Tournet
Vincent Bernhardt
Vox Luminis
Yasunori Imamura
Yoann Moulin
caterva musica
Helmut Müller-Brühl
Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin
Daniel Lozakovich
Andrea Marcon
Jacqueline du Pré
Andrew Manze
Alberto Martini
Lucy van Dael
Marco Decimo
Aradia Ensemble
Laurence Equilbey
Candida Thompson
Vox Luminis
Jonathan Cohen
Hans-Christoph Rademann
Stephen Stubbs
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
Jonathan Manson
Joan Ambrosio Dalza
Fretwork
Rainer Kussmaul
Bertrand Cuiller
Alfredo Bernardini
Insula Orchestra
Hiro Kurosaki
Carles Magraner
Stefan Plewniak
Benjamin Perrot
Charles Medlam
Gunar Letzbor
Stephane Fuget
Yasunori Imamura
La Rêveuse
Crawford Young
Anthony Holborne
Ryo Terakado
Vincent Bernhardt
Céline Frisch
The Royal Wind Music
Michael Hofstetter
Michi Gaigg
Mary Utiger
William Hunt
Ariane Maurette
Jörg Halubek
Pulcinella Orchestra
Mayumi Hirasaki
José Miguel Moreno
Collegium Aureum
David Miller
Concerto Armonico Budapest
Myriam Rignol
La Folia Barockorchester
His Majestys Sagbutts & Cornetts
Valentin Tournet
Sebastian Knebel
Orfeo 55
The Prague Brass Soloists
Stefano Rossi
Gaechinger Cantorey
Ivano Zanenghi
Adrian Bradbury
Anna Besson
László Czidra
Boston Early Music Festival Orchestra
Héloïse Gaillard
Christopher Page
Musica Florea
La Ritirata
Monika Mauch
Clematis
Daniel Sepec
European Chamber Soloists
Monteverdi Orchestra
Paolo Grazzi
Elvira Bill
Björn Schmelzer
Anton Steck
Christian Curnyn
Cordevento
Höör Barock
A Nocte Temporis
Rudiger Lotter
Miguel Rincón
Terence R. Charlston
Orkester Nord
Masques
Aloysia Assenbaum-Holloway
Ensemble Amarillis