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Historical performance is a genre dedicated to authentically interpreting early music using period instruments, historical techniques, and historically informed practices. It spans the Renaissance, Baroque, and Classical eras, emphasizing original tunings, ornamentation, and performance styles based on historical sources. Ensembles and soloists in this field bring music from the 16th to 18th centuries to life with a focus on historical accuracy and expressive nuance. The genre covers vocal and instrumental works, from chamber ensembles to brass consorts, often reviving forgotten repertoire and offering fresh insights into well-known compositions.

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J.S. Bach: Viola da Gamba Sonatas

Johann Sebastian Bach•

Rainer Zipperling•

Pieter-Jan Belder

Album - 25 Tracks - Released October 28, 2026

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October 28, 2026

J.S. Bach: Viola da Gamba Sonatas
Johann Sebastian Bach•
Rainer Zipperling•
Pieter-Jan Belder
25 tracks
October 28

J.S. Bach: Viola da Gamba Sonatas
Johann Sebastian Bach•
Rainer Zipperling•
Pieter-Jan Belder
25 tracks
October 23

Charpentier: Historia Esther, H. 396: Induta vestimentis regalibus
Marc-Antoine Charpentier•
Dallas Bach Society•
James Richman
1 tracks
October 23

Boismortier: Suite No.1 in E minor, Op.35 (Play Along)
François Lazarevitch•
Justin Taylor•
Joseph Bodin de Boismortier
18 tracks
October 19

Symphony of Unbound Arteries
Lucas Harris
1 tracks
October 16

Lassus: Beau le cristal, LV 574
Orlande de Lassus•
Magnificat•
The City Musick•
Philip Cave
1 tracks
October 16

Boismortier: Suite No.1 in E minor, Op.35 (Play Along)
François Lazarevitch•
Justin Taylor•
Joseph Bodin de Boismortier
18 tracks
October 16

Telemann: Paris Quartets, Vol. 2
Georg Philipp Telemann•
London Handel Players
37 tracks
October 14

Marcello: Flute Sonata No.2 in B minor, Op.4 (Play Along)
Benedetto Marcello•
François Lazarevitch•
Justin Taylor
12 tracks
October 14

Marais: A Selection of Minuets (Play Along)
Myriam Rignol•
Marin Marais
36 tracks
October 9

Komm!
Johann Sebastian Bach•
Giovanni Antonini•
Andrzej Kosendiak
23 tracks
October 9

Our Lady of Antwerp. A Musical Path to Rubens
Utopia Ensemble
16 tracks
October 9

Handel: Acis and Galatea, HWV 49b, Pt. 1: Aria. Affanno tiranno
George Frideric Handel•
La Cetra Basel•
Andrea Marcon
1 tracks
October 9

Handel: Acis and Galatea, HWV 49b, Pt. 1: Aria. Affanno tiranno
George Frideric Handel•
La Cetra Basel•
Andrea Marcon
1 tracks
October 2

Chopin: Mazurka in F Minor, Op. 63 No. 2
Frédéric Chopin•
Edoardo Torbianelli
1 tracks
September 25

Vivaldi: Cello Concerto in D Minor, RV 407: III. Allegro
Antonio Vivaldi•
Ophélie Gaillard•
Pulcinella Orchestra
1 tracks
September 25

"Sicilienne" - A Musical Journey with Jacqueline du Pré
Jacqueline du Pré•
Antonín Dvořák•
Camille Saint-Saëns•
César Franck•
Edward Elgar•
Felix Mendelssohn•
Frédéric Chopin•
Gabriel Fauré•
Johann Sebastian Bach•
Johannes Brahms•
Joseph Haydn•
Ludwig van Beethoven•
Manuel de Falla•
Maria Theresia von Paradis•
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky•
Robert Schumann
78 tracks
September 18

Emilie Mayer: Piano Concerto - Symphony No. 1 - Overtures (Symphonic Works, Vol. 1)
Emilie Mayer•
Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin•
Alexander Melnikov•
Bernhard Forck
9 tracks
September 18

Gnossiennes: No. 2, Avec étonnement (Arr. for Lute by Toby Carr)
Erik Satie•
Toby Carr
1 tracks
September 4

Roland de Lassus: Requiem
Orlande de Lassus•
Vox Luminis•
Lionel Meunier
15 tracks
September 4

Emilie Mayer: Piano Concerto in B-Flat Major: II. Un poco adagio
Emilie Mayer•
Alexander Melnikov•
Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin•
Bernhard Forck
1 tracks
September 4

J. S. Bach: Köthener Trauermusik
Johann Sebastian Bach•
Solomon's Knot•
Jonathan Sells
27 tracks
August 31

Sweelinck Collection: Complete Keyboard Music & Psalms
Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck•
Musica Amphion•
Pieter-Jan Belder
115 tracks
August 28

J.S. Bach: The Motets, BWV 225-230
Johann Sebastian Bach•
Hans-Christoph Rademann•
Gaechinger Cantorey
21 tracks
August 28

The Virtuous Wife, Z. 611: No. 3, Slow Air (Arr. for Lute by Toby Carr)
Henry Purcell•
Toby Carr
1 tracks
August 28

Mozart: Complete Flute Quartets
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart•
Anna Besson•
A Nocte Temporis
13 tracks
August 28

Legrenzi: Compiete con le lettanie & antifone, Op. 7
Giovanni Legrenzi•
Ensemble Polyharmonique•
Alexander Schneider
15 tracks
August 28

Mozart: Complete Flute Quartets
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart•
Anna Besson•
A Nocte Temporis
13 tracks
August 21

Vivaldi: Bassoon Concerti III
Antonio Vivaldi•
Sophie Dervaux•
La Folia Barockorchester
18 tracks
August 14

Philips: Cantiones Sacræ quinis vocibus; No. 37, Assumpta est Maria
Peter Philips•
Utopia Ensemble
1 tracks
August 14

Lasso: Officium pro omnibus fidelibus defunctis, LV 624: I. Introitus. Requiem aeternam
Orlande de Lassus•
Vox Luminis•
Lionel Meunier
1 tracks
August 7

Giovanni Legrenzi: Psalm 90 – Qui habitat à 5
Giovanni Legrenzi•
Ensemble Polyharmonique•
Alexander Schneider
1 tracks
August 7

Bassoon Concerto in G Minor, RV 496: I. Allegro
Antonio Vivaldi•
Sophie Dervaux•
La Folia Barockorchester
6 tracks
August 7

Trois Gymnopédies: No. 1, Lent et douloureux (Arr. for Lute by Toby Carr)
Erik Satie•
Toby Carr
1 tracks
July 31

J. S. Bach: Singet dem Herrn ein neues Lied, BWV 225: I. Singet dem Herrn ein neues Lied
Johann Sebastian Bach•
Gaechinger Cantorey•
Hans-Christoph Rademann
1 tracks
July 27

Dussek: Violin Sonatas, Vol. 5
Jan Ladislav Dussek•
Julia Huber
11 tracks
July 24

Bassoon Concerto in F Major, RV 489: III. Allegro
Antonio Vivaldi•
Sophie Dervaux•
La Folia Barockorchester
5 tracks
July 10

Bassoon Concerto in C Major, RV 479: II. Largo
Antonio Vivaldi•
Sophie Dervaux•
La Folia Barockorchester
4 tracks
July 10

Caprice 1
Judith Steenbrink•
Tineke Steenbrink•
Joseph-Marie-Clement Dall'Abaco•
Holland Baroque
1 tracks
June 26

Gnossiennes: No. 1, Lent (Arr. for Lute by Toby Carr)
Erik Satie•
Toby Carr
1 tracks

October 28, 2026

J.S. Bach: Viola da Gamba Sonatas
Johann Sebastian Bach•
Rainer Zipperling•
Pieter-Jan Belder
25 tracks
October 28

J.S. Bach: Viola da Gamba Sonatas
Johann Sebastian Bach•
Rainer Zipperling•
Pieter-Jan Belder
25 tracks
October 23

Boismortier: Suite No.1 in E minor, Op.35 (Play Along)
François Lazarevitch•
Justin Taylor•
Joseph Bodin de Boismortier
18 tracks
October 16

Telemann: Paris Quartets, Vol. 2
Georg Philipp Telemann•
London Handel Players
37 tracks
October 16

Boismortier: Suite No.1 in E minor, Op.35 (Play Along)
François Lazarevitch•
Justin Taylor•
Joseph Bodin de Boismortier
18 tracks
October 14

Marais: A Selection of Minuets (Play Along)
Myriam Rignol•
Marin Marais
36 tracks
October 14

Marcello: Flute Sonata No.2 in B minor, Op.4 (Play Along)
Benedetto Marcello•
François Lazarevitch•
Justin Taylor
12 tracks
October 9

Our Lady of Antwerp. A Musical Path to Rubens
Utopia Ensemble
16 tracks
October 9

Komm!
Johann Sebastian Bach•
Giovanni Antonini•
Andrzej Kosendiak
23 tracks
September 25

"Sicilienne" - A Musical Journey with Jacqueline du Pré
Jacqueline du Pré•
Antonín Dvořák•
Camille Saint-Saëns•
César Franck•
Edward Elgar•
Felix Mendelssohn•
Frédéric Chopin•
Gabriel Fauré•
Johann Sebastian Bach•
Johannes Brahms•
Joseph Haydn•
Ludwig van Beethoven•
Manuel de Falla•
Maria Theresia von Paradis•
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky•
Robert Schumann
78 tracks
September 18

Emilie Mayer: Piano Concerto - Symphony No. 1 - Overtures (Symphonic Works, Vol. 1)
Emilie Mayer•
Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin•
Alexander Melnikov•
Bernhard Forck
9 tracks
September 4

J. S. Bach: Köthener Trauermusik
Johann Sebastian Bach•
Solomon's Knot•
Jonathan Sells
27 tracks
September 4

Roland de Lassus: Requiem
Orlande de Lassus•
Vox Luminis•
Lionel Meunier
15 tracks
August 31

Sweelinck Collection: Complete Keyboard Music & Psalms
Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck•
Musica Amphion•
Pieter-Jan Belder
115 tracks
August 28

Mozart: Complete Flute Quartets
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart•
Anna Besson•
A Nocte Temporis
13 tracks
August 28

Legrenzi: Compiete con le lettanie & antifone, Op. 7
Giovanni Legrenzi•
Ensemble Polyharmonique•
Alexander Schneider
15 tracks
August 28

J.S. Bach: The Motets, BWV 225-230
Johann Sebastian Bach•
Hans-Christoph Rademann•
Gaechinger Cantorey
21 tracks
August 28

Mozart: Complete Flute Quartets
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart•
Anna Besson•
A Nocte Temporis
13 tracks
August 21

Vivaldi: Bassoon Concerti III
Antonio Vivaldi•
Sophie Dervaux•
La Folia Barockorchester
18 tracks
August 7

Bassoon Concerto in G Minor, RV 496: I. Allegro
Antonio Vivaldi•
Sophie Dervaux•
La Folia Barockorchester
6 tracks

October 23, 2026

Charpentier: Historia Esther, H. 396: Induta vestimentis regalibus
Marc-Antoine Charpentier•
Dallas Bach Society•
James Richman
1 tracks
October 19

Symphony of Unbound Arteries
Lucas Harris
1 tracks
October 16

Lassus: Beau le cristal, LV 574
Orlande de Lassus•
Magnificat•
The City Musick•
Philip Cave
1 tracks
October 9

Handel: Acis and Galatea, HWV 49b, Pt. 1: Aria. Affanno tiranno
George Frideric Handel•
La Cetra Basel•
Andrea Marcon
1 tracks
October 9

Handel: Acis and Galatea, HWV 49b, Pt. 1: Aria. Affanno tiranno
George Frideric Handel•
La Cetra Basel•
Andrea Marcon
1 tracks
October 2

Chopin: Mazurka in F Minor, Op. 63 No. 2
Frédéric Chopin•
Edoardo Torbianelli
1 tracks
September 25

Vivaldi: Cello Concerto in D Minor, RV 407: III. Allegro
Antonio Vivaldi•
Ophélie Gaillard•
Pulcinella Orchestra
1 tracks
September 18

Gnossiennes: No. 2, Avec étonnement (Arr. for Lute by Toby Carr)
Erik Satie•
Toby Carr
1 tracks
September 4

Emilie Mayer: Piano Concerto in B-Flat Major: II. Un poco adagio
Emilie Mayer•
Alexander Melnikov•
Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin•
Bernhard Forck
1 tracks
August 28

The Virtuous Wife, Z. 611: No. 3, Slow Air (Arr. for Lute by Toby Carr)
Henry Purcell•
Toby Carr
1 tracks
August 14

Lasso: Officium pro omnibus fidelibus defunctis, LV 624: I. Introitus. Requiem aeternam
Orlande de Lassus•
Vox Luminis•
Lionel Meunier
1 tracks
August 14

Philips: Cantiones Sacræ quinis vocibus; No. 37, Assumpta est Maria
Peter Philips•
Utopia Ensemble
1 tracks
August 7

Trois Gymnopédies: No. 1, Lent et douloureux (Arr. for Lute by Toby Carr)
Erik Satie•
Toby Carr
1 tracks
August 7

Giovanni Legrenzi: Psalm 90 – Qui habitat à 5
Giovanni Legrenzi•
Ensemble Polyharmonique•
Alexander Schneider
1 tracks
July 31

J. S. Bach: Singet dem Herrn ein neues Lied, BWV 225: I. Singet dem Herrn ein neues Lied
Johann Sebastian Bach•
Gaechinger Cantorey•
Hans-Christoph Rademann
1 tracks
July 10

Caprice 1
Judith Steenbrink•
Tineke Steenbrink•
Joseph-Marie-Clement Dall'Abaco•
Holland Baroque
1 tracks
June 26

Gnossiennes: No. 1, Lent (Arr. for Lute by Toby Carr)
Erik Satie•
Toby Carr
1 tracks
June 19

Marais: Livre 1, Menuet 23 in D minor (Viola da Gamba Play Along)
Marin Marais•
Myriam Rignol
3 tracks
June 12

J.S. Bach: Choral: "Die Hoffnung wart`der rechten Zeit"
Johann Sebastian Bach•
Gaechinger Cantorey•
Hans-Christoph Rademann
1 tracks
May 22

Handel: Sans y penser, HWV 155: Chanson. Sans y penser
George Frideric Handel•
Gaétan Jarry•
Orchestre de l'Opéra Royal
1 tracks