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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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Musiques de cinéma - Handel: Sarabande (From "Barry Lyndon")

George Frideric Handel•

Laurence Equilbey•

Insula Orchestra

Single - Released September 12, 2025

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September 12, 2025

Musiques de cinéma - Handel: Sarabande (From "Barry Lyndon")
George Frideric Handel•
Laurence Equilbey•
Insula Orchestra
1 tracks
May 30

Boccherini: Guitar Quintet No. 4 in D Major, G.448: IV. Fandango (Remastered)
Luigi Boccherini•
Ophélie Gaillard•
Rolf Lislevand•
David Mayoral•
Pulcinella Orchestra
1 tracks
May 30

Véras: Pièces de Clavecin
Simone El Oufir Pierini
23 tracks
May 16

Ein Klavierbüchlein
Yoann Moulin
19 tracks
April 18

Böhm: Suite No. 4 in D Minor: Sarabande
Georg Böhm•
Yoann Moulin
1 tracks
April 11

Handel: La Resurrezione
George Frideric Handel•
Carine Tinney•
Francesca Lombardi Mazzulli•
Händelfestspielorchester Halle•
Attilio Cremonesi
51 tracks
March 28

Handel: Brockes Passion
George Frideric Handel•
Robert Sellier•
Händelfestspielorchester Halle•
Michael Hofstetter
101 tracks
March 24

De Mars: Pièces de Clavecin
Simone El Oufir Pierini
26 tracks
March 21

Aumann: Missa solemnis
Gunar Letzbor•
St. Florianer Sängerknaben•
Ars Antiqua Austria
24 tracks
March 7

Laudamus
St. Florianer Sängerknaben•
Ars Antiqua Austria•
Gunar Letzbor
1 tracks
February 28

Beethoven: King Stephan, The Ruins of Athens & Leonore Prohaska
Ludwig van Beethoven•
Laurence Equilbey•
Insula Orchestra•
Accentus
22 tracks
February 21

Battaglia
Ars Antiqua Austria•
Gunar Letzbor
45 tracks
February 21

Et resurrexit
St. Florianer Sängerknaben•
Ars Antiqua Austria•
Gunar Letzbor
1 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

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

Synfonia a 3 ex C K331: Janitshara
Johann Joseph Fux•
Ars Antiqua Austria•
Gunar Letzbor
1 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
July 12

Liebe Amalia…
Chantal Santon Jeffery•
Marie Rouquié•
Yoann Moulin
25 tracks
July 5

Anna Amalia of Prussia: Flute Sonata in F Major: III. Allegro ma non troppo
Yoann Moulin
1 tracks
June 24

Tessarini: Allettamenti da Camera for Violin Solo and Bass
Gabriele Pro•
Simone El Oufir Pierini
17 tracks
June 24

Le Bret: Pièces de Clavecin
Simone El Oufir Pierini
19 tracks
June 7

Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach: Ariette "D'amor per te languisco", H. 767, Wq. 213
Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach•
Chantal Santon Jeffery•
Yoann Moulin
1 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

May 30, 2025

Véras: Pièces de Clavecin
Simone El Oufir Pierini
23 tracks
May 16

Ein Klavierbüchlein
Yoann Moulin
19 tracks
April 11

Handel: La Resurrezione
George Frideric Handel•
Carine Tinney•
Francesca Lombardi Mazzulli•
Händelfestspielorchester Halle•
Attilio Cremonesi
51 tracks
March 28

Handel: Brockes Passion
George Frideric Handel•
Robert Sellier•
Händelfestspielorchester Halle•
Michael Hofstetter
101 tracks
March 24

De Mars: Pièces de Clavecin
Simone El Oufir Pierini
26 tracks
March 21

Aumann: Missa solemnis
Gunar Letzbor•
St. Florianer Sängerknaben•
Ars Antiqua Austria
24 tracks
February 28

Beethoven: King Stephan, The Ruins of Athens & Leonore Prohaska
Ludwig van Beethoven•
Laurence Equilbey•
Insula Orchestra•
Accentus
22 tracks
February 21

Battaglia
Ars Antiqua Austria•
Gunar Letzbor
45 tracks
February 14

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

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

Diminutions
Maximilian Ehrhardt
12 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
July 12

Liebe Amalia…
Chantal Santon Jeffery•
Marie Rouquié•
Yoann Moulin
25 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

September 12, 2025

Musiques de cinéma - Handel: Sarabande (From "Barry Lyndon")
George Frideric Handel•
Laurence Equilbey•
Insula Orchestra
1 tracks
May 30

Boccherini: Guitar Quintet No. 4 in D Major, G.448: IV. Fandango (Remastered)
Luigi Boccherini•
Ophélie Gaillard•
Rolf Lislevand•
David Mayoral•
Pulcinella Orchestra
1 tracks
April 18

Böhm: Suite No. 4 in D Minor: Sarabande
Georg Böhm•
Yoann Moulin
1 tracks
March 7

Laudamus
St. Florianer Sängerknaben•
Ars Antiqua Austria•
Gunar Letzbor
1 tracks
February 21

Et resurrexit
St. Florianer Sängerknaben•
Ars Antiqua Austria•
Gunar Letzbor
1 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 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
July 5, 2024

Anna Amalia of Prussia: Flute Sonata in F Major: III. Allegro ma non troppo
Yoann Moulin
1 tracks
June 7

Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach: Ariette "D'amor per te languisco", H. 767, Wq. 213
Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach•
Chantal Santon Jeffery•
Yoann Moulin
1 tracks
April 30

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