Early Music America

When Handel Leaves You Hanging

While many choose Handel’s iconic Messiah for their yuletide concert-going festivities, Lumedia Musicworks dares to detour around the composer’s Christmas catalog. The group unveils its forthcoming Christmas concert, titled “When Handel Leaves You Hanging,” drawing inspiration from the composer’s pastoral opera Atalanta, as well as works by his Italian contemporaries.  In the upcoming performance, Arcangelo […]

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Chatham Baroque Presents The Baltimore Consort: In Angel’s Wede

The performance features Scottish, Italian, English and French music illustrating the life of Mary, Queen of Scots PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania (November 2023)- Chatham Baroque will present The Baltimore Consort’s performance “In Angel’s Wede: Music of Mary, Queen of Scots.” The concert will be held on November 18, 7:30 pm at Calvary Episcopal Church, located at 315

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Boston Baroque Celebrates the Holidays with Messiah and New Year’s

Welcoming in-person audiences at three beloved local venues and continuing to welcome streaming audiences around the world BOSTON, MA—Boston Baroque’s 51st season continues with a return to two programs that have become beloved holiday traditions for many: Handel’s Messiah and a New Year’s Celebration. Audiences near and far will have the opportunity to join Boston

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Aya Hamada plays the Goldberg Variations on the Ruckers harpsichod

After recording the second of Bach’s four Clavier-Übung volumes, the harpsichordist Aya Hamada turns now to the last one: the legendary Goldberg Variations. The discography of the work is vast, but here Aya Hamada has chosen to perform it on an exceptional instrument: the 1624 Ruckers belonging to the Musée Unterlinden in Colmar. Recently restored,

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