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
Hofkapelle Munchen
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
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
Marco Decimo
Aradia Ensemble
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
Jonathan Manson
Joan Ambrosio Dalza
Fretwork
Rainer Kussmaul
Bertrand Cuiller
Alfredo Bernardini
Hiro Kurosaki
L'Orfeo Barockorchester
Simone Stella
Benjamin Perrot
Charles Medlam
Gunar Letzbor
Crawford Young
Anthony Holborne
Yasunori Imamura
La Rêveuse
Carles Magraner
Vincent Bernhardt
Céline Frisch
Michael Hofstetter
Mary Utiger
William Hunt
The Royal Wind Music
Michi Gaigg
Ariane Maurette
Pulcinella Orchestra
Mayumi Hirasaki
José Miguel Moreno
Collegium Aureum
David Miller
Concerto Armonico Budapest
Myriam Rignol
La Folia Barockorchester
Anders Ericson
Valentin Tournet
Sebastian Knebel
Ivano Zanenghi
Stefano Rossi
Into the Winds
The Prague Brass Soloists
Adrian Bradbury
Orfeo 55
Anna Besson
Stefan Plewniak
László Czidra
A Nocte Temporis
Boston Early Music Festival Orchestra
Héloïse Gaillard
Christopher Page
Musica Florea
La Ritirata
Borbála Dobozy
His Majestys Sagbutts & Cornetts
Monika Mauch
Clematis
Daniel Sepec
European Chamber Soloists
Monteverdi Orchestra
Weser-Renaissance Bremen
Paolo Grazzi
Jörg Halubek
Stephane Fuget
Anton Steck
Björn Schmelzer
Christian Curnyn
Höör Barock
The Mozartists
Rudiger Lotter
Cordevento
Elvira Bill
Masques
Miguel Rincón
Berlin Singakademie
Miroslav Kejmar
La Symphonie de Poche
Aloysia Assenbaum-Holloway