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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Adrian Chandler
Aisslinn Nosky
Alexander Melnikov
Alexis Kossenko
Andrew Parrott
Anthony Marwood
Anthony Pleeth
Anton Martynov
Apollo's Fire
Arte dei Suonatori
Arthur Schoonderwoerd
Ashley Solomon
Bernhard Forck
Bojan Čičić
Capriccio Stravagante
Chiaroscuro Quartet
Christopher Monks
Colin Tilney
Collegium Musicum 90
Concentus Musicus Wien
David Zinman
Ensemble Amarillis
Erik Bosgraaf
Eroica Quartet
Festetics Quartet
Freiburger Barockorchester
Giuliano Carmignola
Hanover Band
Händelfestspielorchester Halle
Hélène Plouffe
Italico Splendore
Jan Willem de Vriend
Jeannette Sorrell
Jos Van Immerseel
Julien Chauvin
Justin Taylor
L'Archibudelli
La Petite Bande
La Serenissima
Le Concert Des Nations
Le Concert Spirituel
Le Concert de la Loge
Les Arts Florissants
Les Musiciens du Louvre
London Haydn Quartet
Lucy van Dael
Malcolm Bilson
Manfred Cordes
Marc Minkowski
Mario Venzago
Micaela Comberti
Midori Seiler
Monica Huggett
Nicholas McGegan
Pavlo Beznosiuk
Petra Mullejans
Pieter Wispelwey
Raymond Leppard
Roy Goodman
Stefano Montanari
The Brook Street Band
The Parley of Instruments
Thibault Noally
Trio 1790
Trio Sonnerie
Adrian Chandler
La Serenissima
David Zinman
Freiburger Barockorchester
Raymond Leppard
Lucy van Dael
Le Concert Des Nations
Les Musiciens du Louvre
Monica Huggett
Marc Minkowski
Les Arts Florissants
Petra Mullejans
Concentus Musicus Wien
Christopher Monks
La Petite Bande
Jan Willem de Vriend
Jos Van Immerseel
Julien Chauvin
Le Concert de la Loge
Alexander Melnikov
Anthony Pleeth
Giuliano Carmignola
Stefano Montanari
Le Concert Spirituel
Pavlo Beznosiuk
Andrew Parrott
Micaela Comberti
Apollo's Fire
Bernhard Forck
Mario Venzago
Nicholas McGegan
Collegium Musicum 90
Jeannette Sorrell
Alexis Kossenko
Pieter Wispelwey
Roy Goodman
Bojan Čičić
Arte dei Suonatori
Anthony Marwood
Erik Bosgraaf
Colin Tilney
Thibault Noally
Trio Sonnerie
The Brook Street Band
Manfred Cordes
Ensemble Amarillis
Hanover Band
Chiaroscuro Quartet
The Parley of Instruments
Capriccio Stravagante
Malcolm Bilson
Midori Seiler
Aisslinn Nosky
Anton Martynov
Hélène Plouffe
Justin Taylor
Händelfestspielorchester Halle
L'Archibudelli
Ashley Solomon
London Haydn Quartet
Festetics Quartet
Arthur Schoonderwoerd
Eroica Quartet
Italico Splendore
Trio 1790