We’ll hear from two composers at Bogotá Cathedral, explore the origins of the saraband, and discover the ensemble Musica Temprana. Plus, a recent CD by Piffaro.
An all-too-short summary of what happened at the 2011 Bloomington Early Music Festival.
A look at the poetry behind some of the most popular Renaissance vocal music. Plus, Nigel North performs in a featured release of music by Robert Johnson.
Late-baroque sonatas (Arsis), 17th-century Spanish song (Anima e Corpo), lute music of Sylvius Leopold Weiss (BGS), and "histories" of Heinrich Schütz (Dacapo).
Lutenist Nigel North answers questions about his connection to the music of John Dowland.
Concerts with Nigel North, the winners of the Early Music Institute Recital Prize (Antonio Santos and Maho Sone), ensemble Sacabuche, and Fenix de los Ingenios.
This week, the Harmonia Traditions Series celebrates the holidays with a Baroque Christmas, including popular works from Germany, France, and Italy.
A new release of Robert Dowland's Musical banquet (ECM) with Nigel North and Monika Mauch followed by volume three of John Dowland's lute music (Naxos).
This week we experience music from 18th-century Bolivian missions, plus we’ll review a new release of lute songs by Charles Daniels and Nigel North.
This week on Harmonia, we look at the stories of deserted women. We’ll also review the debut release of the young British vocal ensemble Stile Antico.