Historically Informed Performance

Historically Informed Performance (HIP), also known as period instrument performance, is a practice within classical music that strives to recreate the soundscapes of bygone eras as authentically as possible. This approach involves a meticulous study of musical sources, including composers' original manuscripts, treatises, and historical context, to inform the choice of instruments, playing techniques, and performance style. Artists specializing in HIP often play on reproductions or original instruments from the period of the music they are performing, use techniques that were prevalent at the time, and adhere to the stylistic nuances suggested by the musicological research. The result is a performance that aims to transport listeners to the time of the music's creation, offering a fresh perspective on works from the Baroque, Classical, Renaissance, and early Romantic periods.

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Academy of Ancient Music
Adrian Chandler
Aisslinn Nosky
Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin
Alexander Melnikov
Alexis Kossenko
Amandine Beyer
Andreas Staier
Andrew Parrott
Anthony Marwood
Apollo's Fire
Ars Antiqua Austria
Arte dei Suonatori
Arthur Schoonderwoerd
Ashley Solomon
Barthold Kuijken
Bernhard Forck
Bojan Čičić
Café Zimmermann
Capriccio Stravagante
Catherine Mackintosh
Chiaroscuro Quartet
Christophe Rousset
Christopher Hogwood
Christopher Monks
Colin Tilney
Collegium Musicum 90
Collegium Vocale Gent
Concentus Musicus Wien
Concerto Italiano
Concerto Köln
David Porcelijn
Drottningholm Baroque Ensemble
English Baroque Soloists
Ensemble Pygmalion
Erik Bosgraaf
Europa Galante
Fabio Biondi
Federico Guglielmo
Festetics Quartet
Freiburger Barockorchester
Giovanni Antonini
Giuliano Carmignola
Hanover Band
Harry Christophers
Il Complesso Barocco
Il Giardino Armonico
Il Pomo D'oro
Jan Willem de Vriend
Jeannette Sorrell
Jos Van Immerseel
Julien Chauvin
Justin Taylor
Konrad Junghanel
La Capella Reial De Catalunya
La Petite Bande
La Reverdie
La Serenissima
Le Concert Des Nations
Le Concert Spirituel
Le Concert de la Loge
Leila Schayegh
Les Arts Florissants
Les Musiciens du Louvre
Les Talens Lyriques
London Haydn Quartet
Malcolm Bilson
Marc Minkowski
Mario Venzago
Michael Schneider
Midori Seiler
Monica Huggett
Musica Antiqua Köln
New London Consort
Nicholas McGegan
Nils-Erik Sparf
Orchestra Of The 18th Century
Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
Pablo Heras-Casado
Paul Goodwin
Paul McCreesh
Pavlo Beznosiuk
Petra Mullejans
Philip Pickett
Pieter Wispelwey
Quatuor Mosaïques
Rachel Podger
Reinhard Goebel
Roy Goodman
Simon Standage
Stefano Montanari
Suzie LeBlanc
Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra
The Brook Street Band
The English Concert
The Parley of Instruments
Thibault Noally
Ton Koopman
Trevor Pinnock
Trio 1790
Academy of Ancient Music
The English Concert
Adrian Chandler
Trevor Pinnock
English Baroque Soloists
Christopher Hogwood
La Serenissima
Ton Koopman
Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin
Collegium Vocale Gent
Freiburger Barockorchester
Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
Concerto Köln
Fabio Biondi
Il Pomo D'oro
Giovanni Antonini
Harry Christophers
Le Concert Des Nations
Il Giardino Armonico
Les Musiciens du Louvre
Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra
Reinhard Goebel
New London Consort
Simon Standage
Europa Galante
Concerto Italiano
Monica Huggett
Paul Goodwin
Marc Minkowski
Petra Mullejans
Philip Pickett
Musica Antiqua Köln
Les Arts Florissants
James Tyler
Christophe Rousset
Concentus Musicus Wien
Rachel Podger
La Petite Bande
Christopher Monks
Les Talens Lyriques
Il Complesso Barocco
Jos Van Immerseel
Barthold Kuijken
Julien Chauvin
Le Concert de la Loge
Jan Willem de Vriend
Alexander Melnikov
Paul McCreesh
Ensemble Pygmalion
Anthony Pleeth
La Capella Reial De Catalunya
Giuliano Carmignola
Catherine Mackintosh
Amandine Beyer
Federico Guglielmo
Orchestra Of The 18th Century
Andreas Staier
Pavlo Beznosiuk
Stefano Montanari
Drottningholm Baroque Ensemble
Le Concert Spirituel
Andrew Parrott
Collegium Musicum 90
Bernhard Forck
Nils-Erik Sparf
Mario Venzago
Apollo's Fire
Nicholas McGegan
Jeannette Sorrell
Pablo Heras-Casado
Micaela Comberti
Michael Schneider
Unicorn Ensemble
Alexis Kossenko
Pieter Wispelwey
Arte dei Suonatori
Roy Goodman
Bojan Čičić
Leila Schayegh
Anthony Marwood
Konrad Junghanel
Colin Tilney
Erik Bosgraaf
La Reverdie
Café Zimmermann
David Porcelijn
Suzie LeBlanc
Thibault Noally
Crispian Steele-Perkins
Trio Sonnerie
The Brook Street Band
Hanover Band
Quatuor Mosaïques
Chiaroscuro Quartet
The Parley of Instruments
Ars Antiqua Austria
Capriccio Stravagante
Malcolm Bilson
Midori Seiler
Aisslinn Nosky