It is the most modern of early instruments. Mastering it requires effort and a great deal of passion. Five organists —ranging ...

On the 27th evening in Sangdo-dong, Dongjak-gu, Seoul, a rehearsal room echoed with Bach’s *Brandenburg Concerto No. 1*, the ...

Beethoven adored him, calling him "the greatest composer that ever lived," while Tchaikovsky dismissed him as "fourth rate." Despite those mixed reviews, George Frideric Handel lives on as one of the ...

The similarities between baroque music and jazz are obvious enough: the centrality of improvisation, of course; the freedom given to performers who extrapolate from lead sheets or figured bass lines ...

Casual classical music listeners might think of it as a genre designed around string quartets and pianos. But the hardcore devotees among us know that the piano didn’t even exist when many of the best ...

5BMF's original 2020-21 season included a late-fall presentation of the complete sonatas for violin and harpsichord by J.S. Bach, performed by violinist Monica Huggett and keyboardist Elliot Figg.

Maestro Michael Sand has been Angelo Moreno’s “Baroque Musical Mentor” for the past 30 years and what better way to express his thanks than by throwing a concert at the Richard Brunelle Performance ...

Ever wondered what makes Boston Baroque performances special? Boston Baroque’s world-class musicians will lead you in a deep dive into the world of period instruments. Host Brian McCreath is joined by ...

Danny Bensi and Saunder Jurriaans explain how the AMC series' unique, darkly funny tone led to the unexpected sounds and instruments they incorporated.

‘I didn’t set out to create an institution,’ says music director Martin Pearlman. But that’s exactly what this group has become. The early music movement was in its fledgling days in 1973. That’s when ...

Curious about the long neck sticking up from the orchestra pit during the Houston Grand Opera's performances of The Coronation of Poppea? It belongs to a theorbo, a member of the lute family. The ...