We’ll visit with ensemble Musica Pacifica and learn the history of the early harp. Plus a featured release of Baroque music by Sphera AntiQua.
We asked our listening audience to tell us their favorite pieces of early music.
Celtic music with Jordi Savall (Alia Vox) and Musica Pacifica (Solimar).
Pamela Thorby performs music of the Renaissance, baroque, and new works for the recorder.
An introduction to Obsidian Records, Britain's new early music label, featuring world-class performances of music from the Renaissance.
Harmonia takes a trip this week through Renaissance England, Italy, and Spain with the London-based ensemble Circa 1500 and its director Nancy Hadden.
A look at two new releases that feature Celtic music performed on the viola da gamba, with Jordi Savall (The Celtic Viol) and Tina Chancey (The Versatile Viol).
A look at Obsidian Records, a new early music label, with performances of music by Josquin, Senfl, Verdelot, Tomkins, and from the court of Henry VIII.
Part one of a series that looks into the life of George Frideric Handel from the perspective of the many places he lived.
This week on Harmonia, behavioral scientist Alfred Kinsey’s secret love: his record collections, and the music and musicians he admired.