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Nigel North
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Giovanni Gabrieli
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Manuel Cardoso
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Farallon Recorder Quartet
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The Farallon Recorder Quartet gives inspiring performances of a vast and varied repertoire extending across time and genre. Bach and Gershw… read moreThe Farallon Recorder Quartet gives inspiring performances of a vast and varied repertoire extending across time and genre. Bach and Gershwin, Ockeghem and Serock. Farallon's debut CD, a collection of sacred and secular works by the… read moreThe Farallon Recorder Quartet gives inspiring performances of a vast and varied repertoire extending across time and genre. Bach and Gershwin, Ockeghem and Serock. Farallon's debut CD, a collection of sacred and secular works by the 16th century composer Ludwig Senfl, was released in 2005. T… read more -
La Primavera
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Ed Durbrow, founder of "La Primavera", has studied the lute since the mid 1970s. Among his many teachers were Robert Strizich, Pa… read moreEd Durbrow, founder of "La Primavera", has studied the lute since the mid 1970s. Among his many teachers were Robert Strizich, Paul Odette and a year with Eugene Dombois at the Schola Cantorum in Basel, Switzerland in 1979-80. … read moreEd Durbrow, founder of "La Primavera", has studied the lute since the mid 1970s. Among his many teachers were Robert Strizich, Paul Odette and a year with Eugene Dombois at the Schola Cantorum in Basel, Switzerland in 1979-80. La Primavera's members vary, but always wear period co… read more -
Ensemble Mirable
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Joanna Blendulf and JungHae Kim started the Ensemble Mirable in 1996 at Indiana University's Early Music Institute. The group focusses… read moreJoanna Blendulf and JungHae Kim started the Ensemble Mirable in 1996 at Indiana University's Early Music Institute. The group focusses on exploring the many variations in continuo performance across different baroque styles. Ensembl… read moreJoanna Blendulf and JungHae Kim started the Ensemble Mirable in 1996 at Indiana University's Early Music Institute. The group focusses on exploring the many variations in continuo performance across different baroque styles. Ensemble Mirable is a flexible performing entity. In 1998, Ensembl… read more -
Giovanni Battista Sammartini
24,212 listeners
Giovanni Battista Sammartini (1700/1701 – 17th January 1775) was an Italian composer, organist, choirmaster, and teacher. Sammartini was b… read moreGiovanni Battista Sammartini (1700/1701 – 17th January 1775) was an Italian composer, organist, choirmaster, and teacher. Sammartini was born to French emigrant and oboist Alexis Saint-Martin and Girolama de Federici in Milan, in what w… read moreGiovanni Battista Sammartini (1700/1701 – 17th January 1775) was an Italian composer, organist, choirmaster, and teacher. Sammartini was born to French emigrant and oboist Alexis Saint-Martin and Girolama de Federici in Milan, in what was Austria during most of his lifetime and Italy today. He w… read more -
Girolamo Frescobaldi
53,557 listeners
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Jan Dismas Zelenka
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Oberlin Consort of Viols
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The Oberlin Consort of Viols first formed in 1976 in Oberlin, Ohio. They have recorded the complete Fantasies of Henry Purcell (only availa… read moreThe Oberlin Consort of Viols first formed in 1976 in Oberlin, Ohio. They have recorded the complete Fantasies of Henry Purcell (only available on vinyl, see Discogs.com), as well as a program of fantasias for viols and organ by John Jenk… read moreThe Oberlin Consort of Viols first formed in 1976 in Oberlin, Ohio. They have recorded the complete Fantasies of Henry Purcell (only available on vinyl, see Discogs.com), as well as a program of fantasias for viols and organ by John Jenkins and William Lawes. View wiki