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