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
Agnieszka Budzinska-Bennett
Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin
Alberto Martini
Alfredo Bernardini
Andrea Marcon
Andrzej Kosendiak
Anna Torge
Anton Steck
Aradia Ensemble
Arparla
Attilio Cremonesi
Bach Collegium San Diego
Benjamin Perrot
Bernhard Forck
Björn Schmelzer
Bremer Barockorchester
Camille Poul
Candida Thompson
Cappella Neapolitana
Carine Tinney
Carles Magraner
Charlotte Mattax Moersch
Cristina García Banegas
Dallas Bach Society
Daniel Lozakovich
Daniel Sepec
Dario Salvi
Dionysos Now
Ensemble Amarillis
Ensemble L'Amorosa Caccia
Fernando De Luca
Fernando Miguel Jaloto
Francesca Lombardi Mazzulli
Francesca Torelli
Fretwork
Gabriele Pro
Gaétan Jarry
Giacomo Benedetti
Goteborg Baroque
Gunar Letzbor
Hanna Salzenstein
Helmut Müller-Brühl
Händelfestspielorchester Halle
Héloïse Gaillard
Insula Orchestra
Jacqueline du Pré
Jeroen Finke
Joan Ambrosio Dalza
Jonathan Manson
Julian Perkins
Justin Taylor
Jérémie Rhorer
Klaas Stok
La Cetra Basel
La Protezione della Musica
La Ritirata
La Rêveuse
La Symphonie de Poche
Laurence Brisset
Laurence Equilbey
Le Cercle De L'Harmonie
Lea Suter
London Handel Players
Lux Musicae London
Magdalena Consort
Marie Rouquié
Marie-Laure Garnier
Maurizio Paciariello
Maximilian Ehrhardt
Michael Hofstetter
Miguel Rincón
Musica Florea
Myriam Rignol
Néstor Fabián Cortés Garzón
Orkester Nord
Pandolfis Consort
Patrick Ayrton
Quartetto Vanvitelli
Rainer Kussmaul
Rainer Zipperling
Roland Wilson
Schola Antiqua of Chicago
Seicento Stravagante
Simone El Oufir Pierini
Slobodan Jovanović
Stefan Plewniak
Stephane Fuget
Sébastien Daucé
The Binchois Consort
The City Musick
The Marais Project
Toby Carr
Utopia Ensemble
Vox Luminis
Walter Testolin
Wroclaw Baroque Ensemble
Xenia Löffler
Yasunori Imamura
caterva musica
Aradia Ensemble
Helmut Müller-Brühl
Daniel Lozakovich
Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin
Alberto Martini
Jacqueline du Pré
Lucy van Dael
Andrew Manze
Marco Decimo
Laurence Equilbey
Andrea Marcon
Candida Thompson
Vox Luminis
Jonathan Cohen
Benedetti Baroque Orchestra
Stefano Montanari
Ian Watson
Jörg Faerber
Bernhard Forck
Jérémie Rhorer
Sébastien Daucé
Le Cercle De L'Harmonie
Dario Salvi
Micaela Comberti
Jonathan Manson
Joan Ambrosio Dalza
Rainer Kussmaul
Alfredo Bernardini
Fretwork
Hiro Kurosaki
Insula Orchestra
Carles Magraner
Stefan Plewniak
Crawford Young
Charles Medlam
Gunar Letzbor
Stephane Fuget
Yasunori Imamura
Benjamin Perrot
Michael Hofstetter
Vincent Bernhardt
La Rêveuse
Mary Utiger
William Hunt
Ariane Maurette
David Miller
Concerto Armonico Budapest
Myriam Rignol
The Prague Brass Soloists
Pulcinella Orchestra
Ivano Zanenghi
José Miguel Moreno
Stefano Rossi
Michi Gaigg
Anna Besson
His Majestys Sagbutts & Cornetts
László Czidra
Héloïse Gaillard
Musica Florea
Monteverdi Orchestra
Daniel Sepec
Elvira Bill
A Nocte Temporis
Christopher Page
Björn Schmelzer
Christian Curnyn
Miguel Rincón
European Chamber Soloists
La Symphonie de Poche
Aloysia Assenbaum-Holloway
Terence R. Charlston
Ensemble Amarillis
Anton Steck
Orfeo 55
Xenia Löffler
La Cetra Basel
Patxi Montero
Roland Wilson
Gaétan Jarry
Robert Spencer
Herbert Tachezi
Zeronove
Walter Testolin
I Pizzicanti
Toby Carr
The Marais Project
Gabriel Garrido
La Ritirata
Ensemble Elyma
Paolo Grazzi
Rainer Zipperling
Claudio Astronio
Hanna Salzenstein
Agnieszka Budzinska-Bennett
Peter Holman
Konrad Leitner
Utopia Ensemble
Neue Düsseldorfer Hofmusik
Oleg Timofeyev
Margriet Tindemans