Harmonia Uncut

Harpsichords with personality! Arthur Haas and Webb Wiggins perform on 17th and 18th century original instruments.

Harpsichords with personality! Arthur Haas and Webb Wiggins perform on 17th and 18th century original instruments.

Mozart’s Requiem exists only as fragments—its completion attended to posthumously by many others.

Music of Brothels and Bawdy Houses of Purcell's England, performed by The City Waites.

"Of all the wind instruments, the most excellent is the cornett..."

"Of all the wind instruments, the most excellent is the cornett..."

John Kitchen performs on the 1755 Baillon harpsichord, and Manuel Staropoli plays music by Robert de Visee on flute and various recorders.

A new release of instrumental music by Thomas Simpson and William Brade performed by the Weser-Renaissance ensemble.

Masses and motets by the 16th century composer Cipriano de Rore.

Two recent recordings from The Cardinall’s Musick continue an exploration of the 16th century English choral tradition.

Jordi Savall and Hesperion XXI join with musicians from the Balkan region for a collective musical venture.

Music by Antonio de Cabezón from a 16th century collection called Obras de Música.

The essential place of improvisation in early music.

Kate Clark, Nigel North and the Attaignant Consort explore the flute as a consort and solo instrument in two new recordings.

Part three of our mini-series on the music of JS Bach: this week, Art of Fugue performed by Les Voix Humaines and the Akademie fur Alte Musik Berlin.