Features
Explore the world of Baroque & Early Music through artist interviews, curated playlists, new album features, videos and much more.
Highlights
De Paris à Glasgow: Héloïse Bernard in song
Continuo's Simon Mundy meets Glasgow-based French soprano Héloïse Bernard to discuss her career and recent and upcoming projects.
Harry Christophers: The Sixteen and the art of sacred sound
Continuo's Simon Mundy meets Harry Christopher, director of the award-winning Sixteen Choir and Orchestra.
Articles
A gift for your garden: Telemann’s floral friendships
In her piece for Continuo Connect, Dr Mary-Jannet Leith explores the research and development of Ensemble Hesperi’s programme, ‘A Gift for your Garden’, which celebrates Telemann’s passion for plants and gift-giving among friends.
Bach’s ‘St John Passion’: balancing human drama and spiritual devotion
Ashutosh Khandekar sheds light on how Bach’s ‘St John Passion’ combines dramatic urgency, theological depth and evolving performance traditions to remain one of the composer’s most immediate and compelling sacred works.
Spotlight
In Conversation: Teresa Wrann
Continuo Connect catch up with Teresa Wrann, recorder player and founding member of the ensemble Apollo's Cabinet.
In conversation: Eva Caballero
Continuo Connect meets flautist Eva Cabellero to find out how she got into the flute what she loves most about Early Music and much more.
In Conversation: Agata Daraškaitė
Continuo Connect catches up with the first violinist of the Consone Quartet, Agata Daraškaitė to discuss her route into music and Consone's recent projects.
Watch & Listen
Playlist: Curated by Harry Christophers
Acclaimed conductor and Founder of The Sixteen, Harry Christophers has spent his career bringing Early Music to life, though his tastes span centuries. For our feature interview, he curated a playlist, sharing the works that have most inspired him.
Telemann: Ino Cantata and Double Concertos | Florilegium & Ashley Solomon
Telemann: Ino Cantata and Double Concertos presents a selection of orchestral and vocal works by Georg Philipp Telemann, performed by the period-instrument ensemble Florilegium.
Time Stands Still | Kieran White & Cédric Meyer
SOMM RECORDINGS celebrates the 400th anniversary of two Renaissance masters of the First Golden Age of English Song: John Dowland (1563–1626)and John Danyel (1564–1626). This recital for tenor and lute takes its name from Dowland’s song, Time Stands Still.
Oxford Bach Soloists | Bach: Easter Oratorio
Oxford Bach Soloists perform Bach’s Easter Oratorio, recorded live on 20 April 2019 in New College Chapel, Oxford.
Soler’s Fandango: a new arrangement by the Lowe Ensemble
The Lowe Ensemble performs Antonio Soler's Fandango in an arrangement for strings, harpsichord, baroque guitar, and percussion.
The OAE introduces...
The Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment presents a series of videos introducing the interesting and unusual instruments commonly found in early music.