Baroque violinist and composer Rebecca Scout Nelson is also a singer with a warmly expressive voice and a songwriter of joy and acute melancholy. Her compelling debut album taps historically informed music-making from two distinct yet complementary traditions.
Beauty and Sadness Meet in Rebecca Scout Nelson’s Folk-Baroque Read More »
The latest installment of ‘Early Music: the Americas’ explores the life and impact of an important Cuban musician from the later 18th century, Esteban Salas. As a composer, pedagogue, and priest, Salas left a huge output of music, but research and performances are still lagging far behind.
Esteban Salas and a Start of Cuban Music Read More »
In a remarkable find, cellist Elinor Frey and her Accademia de’ Dissonanti introduce the chamber music of Jean Baur, known as a pioneering harpist in the later 18th c. and a composer of great elegance and charm. They offer sonatas (solo or with continuo) for cello and for harp.
Jean Baur, Where Have You Been? Read More »
As 2023 comes to a close, check out EMA’s 10 most popular features and reviews from the world of early music.
EMA’s Top 10 Most Popular of 2023 Read More »
The Aston Magna Festival, which stakes a claim as the oldest period-instrument festival in the country, turned 50 this past summer. As its long-time artistic director, violinist Daniel Stepner, plans to retire, the venerable festival is in for major changes.
The Best-Kept Secret in American Early Music? Read More »
