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Period Instruments

The "period instruments" genre features performances of classical music using historically accurate instruments and techniques from the time the music was composed. Artists in this genre emphasize authenticity, employing gut strings, natural horns, and harpsichords to recreate the tonal colors and expressive nuances of earlier music. Ensembles often follow historically informed performance (HIP) practices, with interpretations shaped by historical research. The sound is typically more transparent and less forceful than modern orchestral performances, offering a unique immediacy and intimacy.

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Beethoven: King Stephan, The Ruins of Athens & Leonore Prohaska

Ludwig van Beethoven•

Laurence Equilbey•

Insula Orchestra•

Album - 22 Tracks - Released February 28, 2025

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February 28, 2025

Beethoven: King Stephan, The Ruins of Athens & Leonore Prohaska
Ludwig van Beethoven•
Laurence Equilbey•
Insula Orchestra•
Accentus
22 tracks
February 14

Beethoven: König Stephan, Op. 117: No. 4, Chor der Frauen. "Wo die Unschuld Blumen streute"
Ludwig van Beethoven•
Laurence Equilbey•
Insula Orchestra•
Accentus
2 tracks
February 14

Beethoven: Complete Pianoforte Sonatas, Vol. VII
Ludwig van Beethoven•
Maurizio Paciariello
25 tracks
February 7

Die Musikalische Fechtschul’ (1668): Fechtschule
Ars Antiqua Austria•
Gunar Letzbor
1 tracks
January 31

Beethoven: Die Ruinen von Athen, Op. 113: No. 4, Marcia alla turca
Ludwig van Beethoven•
Laurence Equilbey•
Insula Orchestra
1 tracks
January 24

Synfonia a 3 ex C K331: Janitshara
Johann Joseph Fux•
Ars Antiqua Austria•
Gunar Letzbor
1 tracks
January 24

Handel: Lotario, HWV 26 (Live)
George Frideric Handel•
Carlo Vistoli•
Anna Bonitatibus•
Händelfestspielorchester Halle•
Attilio Cremonesi
60 tracks
January 24

Diminutions
Maximilian Ehrhardt
12 tracks
January 17

Neural Variations
Maximilian Ehrhardt
1 tracks
January 17

Another Kind of Rossi
Arparla
14 tracks
January 10

Concerts at the Abbey of Schlägl
Ars Antiqua Austria•
Gunar Letzbor•
Erich Traxler
12 tracks
January 10

GAME 10-4-1 Diminuendo
Bernhard Lang•
Maximilian Ehrhardt
1 tracks
December 23, 2024

Cramer: 10 Piano Sonatas
Johann Baptist Cramer•
Simone El Oufir Pierini
37 tracks
October 24

Smith: 5 Overture Suites
L'arpa Festante•
Anton Steck
29 tracks
August 29

J.E. Bach: 6 Sonatas for Violin & Fortepiano
Maurizio Paciariello
18 tracks
August 28

G.F. Couperin: Sonatas, Variations & Rondo
Simone El Oufir Pierini
11 tracks
June 24

Le Bret: Pièces de Clavecin
Simone El Oufir Pierini
19 tracks
June 24

Tessarini: Allettamenti da Camera for Violin Solo and Bass
Gabriele Pro•
Simone El Oufir Pierini
17 tracks
April 30

KUHLAU Divertimento op.37
Maurizio Paciariello
1 tracks
March 29

Ludwig van Beethoven: Complete pianoforte sonatas, Vol. 6
Ludwig van Beethoven•
Maurizio Paciariello
12 tracks
March 15

Aumann: Oratorium de Passione Domini nostri Jesu Christi
Ars Antiqua Austria•
Gunar Letzbor
21 tracks
January 19

Biber: Violin Sonatas Nos. 1-8, C. 138-145
Heinrich Ignaz Franz von Biber•
Gunar Letzbor•
Ars Antiqua Austria
56 tracks
January 5

Cantate Per Contralto Con Violini
Alois Mühlbacher•
Ars Antiqua Austria•
Gunar Letzbor
19 tracks
December 22, 2023

Couperin Dynasty
Simone El Oufir Pierini
391 tracks
November 24

Frédéric Chopin: Chamber Music On Period Instruments (Trio Op. 8, Introduction et Polonaise Brillante Op. 3, Cello Sonata Op. 65)
Frédéric Chopin•
Marco Decimo
9 tracks
October 6

Napoli!
Ophélie Gaillard•
Sandrine Piau•
Pulcinella Orchestra
41 tracks
September 29

Nicola Matteis: Scaramuccia (Arr. for Violoncello Piccolo)
Nicola Matteis•
Ophélie Gaillard•
Pulcinella Orchestra
1 tracks
September 1

Nicola Fiorenza: Cello Concerto No. 1 in F Major: III. Largo
Ophélie Gaillard•
Pulcinella Orchestra
1 tracks
August 18

Tarentella 'La vallubrella' (Arr. for Violoncello Piccolo)
Anonymous•
Ophélie Gaillard•
Pulcinella Orchestra
1 tracks
July 1

De Montgeroult: Complete Piano Sonatas
Simone El Oufir Pierini
24 tracks
May 27

Con nuestras mejores galas, Vol. 1 – Conciertos de A. Vivaldi, J. S. Bach y C. Ph. E. Bach
Orquesta Barroca de Sevilla
12 tracks
May 26

Ludwig van Beethoven: Complete Pianoforte Sonatas, Vol. 5 (Op.14 No.2, Op.78, Op.79, Op.81A, Op.90)
Ludwig van Beethoven•
Maurizio Paciariello
13 tracks
April 28

Louise Farrenc: Symphonies Nos. 1-3, Overtures Nos. 1 & 2
Louise Farrenc•
Laurence Equilbey•
Insula Orchestra
14 tracks
April 14

Louise Farrenc: Symphony No. 2 in D Major, Op. 35: IV. Andante
Louise Farrenc•
Laurence Equilbey•
Insula Orchestra
1 tracks
March 29

Tinazzoli: Complete Keyboard Works
Simone El Oufir Pierini
31 tracks
February 1

Cherubini: Six Sonatas for Fortepiano
Luigi Cherubini•
Simone El Oufir Pierini
12 tracks
January 20

Ostinato
Ars Antiqua Austria•
Gunar Letzbor
17 tracks
July 22, 2022

Bach For Meditation
Johann Sebastian Bach•
Jenő Jandó•
Wolfgang Rübsam•
Maria Kliegel•
Lucy van Dael•
Robert Hill•
Kolja Blacher•
Dresdner Kammerchor•
Hungarian Radio Chorus•
Cologne Chamber Orchestra•
Helmut Müller-Brühl•
Matyas Antal
27 tracks
July 22

Beethoven: Complete Pianoforte Sonatas, Vol. 4 (Opp. 101, 106, 109, 110 & 111)
Ludwig van Beethoven•
Maurizio Paciariello
16 tracks
July 22

Bach For Meditation
Johann Sebastian Bach•
Jenő Jandó•
Wolfgang Rübsam•
Maria Kliegel•
Lucy van Dael•
Robert Hill•
Kolja Blacher•
Dresdner Kammerchor•
Hungarian Radio Chorus•
Cologne Chamber Orchestra•
Helmut Müller-Brühl•
Matyas Antal
26 tracks

February 28, 2025

Beethoven: King Stephan, The Ruins of Athens & Leonore Prohaska
Ludwig van Beethoven•
Laurence Equilbey•
Insula Orchestra•
Accentus
22 tracks
February 14

Beethoven: Complete Pianoforte Sonatas, Vol. VII
Ludwig van Beethoven•
Maurizio Paciariello
25 tracks
January 24

Diminutions
Maximilian Ehrhardt
12 tracks
January 24

Handel: Lotario, HWV 26 (Live)
George Frideric Handel•
Carlo Vistoli•
Anna Bonitatibus•
Händelfestspielorchester Halle•
Attilio Cremonesi
60 tracks
January 17

Another Kind of Rossi
Arparla
14 tracks
January 10

Concerts at the Abbey of Schlägl
Ars Antiqua Austria•
Gunar Letzbor•
Erich Traxler
12 tracks
December 23, 2024

Cramer: 10 Piano Sonatas
Johann Baptist Cramer•
Simone El Oufir Pierini
37 tracks
October 24

Smith: 5 Overture Suites
L'arpa Festante•
Anton Steck
29 tracks
August 29

J.E. Bach: 6 Sonatas for Violin & Fortepiano
Maurizio Paciariello
18 tracks
August 28

G.F. Couperin: Sonatas, Variations & Rondo
Simone El Oufir Pierini
11 tracks
June 24

Le Bret: Pièces de Clavecin
Simone El Oufir Pierini
19 tracks
June 24

Tessarini: Allettamenti da Camera for Violin Solo and Bass
Gabriele Pro•
Simone El Oufir Pierini
17 tracks
March 29

Ludwig van Beethoven: Complete pianoforte sonatas, Vol. 6
Ludwig van Beethoven•
Maurizio Paciariello
12 tracks
March 15

Aumann: Oratorium de Passione Domini nostri Jesu Christi
Ars Antiqua Austria•
Gunar Letzbor
21 tracks
January 19

Biber: Violin Sonatas Nos. 1-8, C. 138-145
Heinrich Ignaz Franz von Biber•
Gunar Letzbor•
Ars Antiqua Austria
56 tracks
January 5

Cantate Per Contralto Con Violini
Alois Mühlbacher•
Ars Antiqua Austria•
Gunar Letzbor
19 tracks
December 22, 2023

Couperin Dynasty
Simone El Oufir Pierini
391 tracks
November 24

Frédéric Chopin: Chamber Music On Period Instruments (Trio Op. 8, Introduction et Polonaise Brillante Op. 3, Cello Sonata Op. 65)
Frédéric Chopin•
Marco Decimo
9 tracks
October 6

Napoli!
Ophélie Gaillard•
Sandrine Piau•
Pulcinella Orchestra
41 tracks
July 1

De Montgeroult: Complete Piano Sonatas
Simone El Oufir Pierini
24 tracks

February 14, 2025

Beethoven: König Stephan, Op. 117: No. 4, Chor der Frauen. "Wo die Unschuld Blumen streute"
Ludwig van Beethoven•
Laurence Equilbey•
Insula Orchestra•
Accentus
2 tracks
February 7

Die Musikalische Fechtschul’ (1668): Fechtschule
Ars Antiqua Austria•
Gunar Letzbor
1 tracks
January 31

Beethoven: Die Ruinen von Athen, Op. 113: No. 4, Marcia alla turca
Ludwig van Beethoven•
Laurence Equilbey•
Insula Orchestra
1 tracks
January 24

Synfonia a 3 ex C K331: Janitshara
Johann Joseph Fux•
Ars Antiqua Austria•
Gunar Letzbor
1 tracks
January 17

Neural Variations
Maximilian Ehrhardt
1 tracks
January 10

GAME 10-4-1 Diminuendo
Bernhard Lang•
Maximilian Ehrhardt
1 tracks
April 30, 2024

KUHLAU Divertimento op.37
Maurizio Paciariello
1 tracks
September 29, 2023

Nicola Matteis: Scaramuccia (Arr. for Violoncello Piccolo)
Nicola Matteis•
Ophélie Gaillard•
Pulcinella Orchestra
1 tracks
September 1

Nicola Fiorenza: Cello Concerto No. 1 in F Major: III. Largo
Ophélie Gaillard•
Pulcinella Orchestra
1 tracks
August 18

Tarentella 'La vallubrella' (Arr. for Violoncello Piccolo)
Anonymous•
Ophélie Gaillard•
Pulcinella Orchestra
1 tracks
April 14

Louise Farrenc: Symphony No. 2 in D Major, Op. 35: IV. Andante
Louise Farrenc•
Laurence Equilbey•
Insula Orchestra
1 tracks
March 11, 2022

Mozart: Lucio Silla, K. 135, Act 2: "Ah se il crudel periglio"
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart•
Laurence Equilbey•
Insula Orchestra
1 tracks
February 25

Francesco Geminiani: A Treatise of Good Taste in the Art of Musick: The Night Her Silent Sable Wore
Francesco Geminiani•
Ophélie Gaillard•
Lucile Richardot•
Pulcinella Orchestra
1 tracks
February 11

Nicola Porpora: Cello Concerto in G Major, INP 18: III. Largo
Ophélie Gaillard•
Pulcinella Orchestra
1 tracks
January 28

Charles Avison: Concerto Grosso No. 5 in D Minor (After Domenico Scarlatti): I. Largo
Domenico Scarlatti•
Ophélie Gaillard•
Pulcinella Orchestra
1 tracks
January 14

James Oswald: She's Sweetest When She's Naked
Ophélie Gaillard•
Pulcinella Orchestra
1 tracks
July 2, 2021

Vivaldi: Violin Concerto in D Major, RV 211: III. Allegro
Antonio Vivaldi•
Nicola Benedetti•
Benedetti Baroque Orchestra
1 tracks
June 25

Vivaldi: Violin Concerto in D Major, RV 211: II. Larghetto
Antonio Vivaldi•
Nicola Benedetti•
Benedetti Baroque Orchestra
1 tracks
June 11

Farrenc: Symphonies Nos 1 & 3
Louise Farrenc•
Laurence Equilbey•
Insula Orchestra
1 tracks
June 11

Vivaldi: Violin Concerto in E-Flat Major, RV 257: III. Allegro
Antonio Vivaldi•
Nicola Benedetti•
Benedetti Baroque Orchestra
1 tracks