Renaissance Music

Renaissance music (c. 1400–1600) is characterized by rich textures, intricate polyphony, and harmonic clarity, reflecting the era's artistic and intellectual revival. Vocal and instrumental forms flourished, including madrigals, motets, and dance music, often performed on lute, harpsichord, viol, and sackbut. Composers emphasized smooth melodic lines, contrapuntal interplay, and expressive text setting. Modern ensembles and musicians revive Renaissance music with historically informed performances, blending period authenticity with contemporary interpretation, showcasing its timeless elegance and emotional depth.

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A Faraway World
Album - 9 Tracks - Released May 9, 2025

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Accademia Secolo XXI
Accademia dei Solinghi
Agnieszka Budzinska-Bennett
Alfia Nakipbekova
AlmaViva Música
Andrew Kirkman
Anna Danilevskaia
Aradia Ensemble
Björn Schmelzer
Buckfast Abbey Choir
Cappella Amsterdam
Carl Orff
Carles Magraner
Christina Pluhar
Ciro Cavalotti
Edoardo Torbianelli
Eduard Fischer
Elisabeth Ullmann
Elisabetta Gesuato
Ensemble Il Continuo
Ensemble La Ninfea
Firminus Caron
Gaspare Palazzolo
Giovanni Bassano
Giovanni Battista Columbro
Graham O'Reilly
Harry Buckoke
Isabel Schicketanz
Israel Golani
Italico Splendore
Jacquet of Mantua
Jakob Bloch Jespersen
James D. Hicks
Jan Hora
Jaroslav Krcek
Joachim Des Ormeaux
L'aura Soave Cremona
Lea Suter
Luca Sartore
Lucia Cirillo
Ludwig Güttler
Luigi Cordova
Maximilian Ehrhardt
Miguel de Palacios
Nick Pritchard
Nicolò Balducci
Orchestra Barocca di Cremona
Orpharion
Pietro Roffi
Poznańskie Słowiki
Prague Madrigal Singers and Orchestra
Profeti Della Quinta
Quatuor de Chartres
Romain Bockler
Roman Perucki
Ruben Jais
Schola Cantorum Budapestiensis
Selina Hawker
Stanisław Gałoński
The Binchois Consort
Theresia Bothe
Tiburtina Ensemble
Utopia Ensemble
Uwe Christian Harrer
Victoria Couper
Xenia Löffler
Carl Orff
Christina Pluhar
Jaroslav Krcek
Aradia Ensemble
Ludwig Güttler
Cappella Amsterdam
Tiburtina Ensemble
Carles Magraner
Uwe Christian Harrer
AlmaViva Música
Björn Schmelzer
Xenia Löffler
Andrew Kirkman
L'aura Soave Cremona
Jakob Bloch Jespersen
Buckfast Abbey Choir
Romain Bockler
Israel Golani
Profeti Della Quinta
Isabel Schicketanz
Agnieszka Budzinska-Bennett
Pietro Roffi
Utopia Ensemble
Nick Pritchard
The Binchois Consort
Roman Perucki
Orchestra Barocca di Cremona
Giovanni Bassano
Graham O'Reilly
Anna Danilevskaia
Lea Suter
Ciro Cavalotti
Miguel de Palacios
Ensemble La Ninfea
Jacquet of Mantua
Nicolò Balducci
Giovanni Battista Columbro
Selina Hawker
James D. Hicks
Lucia Cirillo
Eduard Fischer
Stanisław Gałoński
Edoardo Torbianelli
Jan Hora
Schola Cantorum Budapestiensis
Prague Madrigal Singers and Orchestra
Poznańskie Słowiki
Accademia Secolo XXI
Luca Sartore
Italico Splendore
Ruben Jais
Victoria Couper
Harry Buckoke
Firminus Caron
Maximilian Ehrhardt
Quatuor de Chartres
Accademia dei Solinghi
Elisabeth Ullmann
Alfia Nakipbekova
Orpharion
Joachim Des Ormeaux
Luigi Cordova
Gaspare Palazzolo
Elisabetta Gesuato
Theresia Bothe
Ensemble Il Continuo