| Date and venue | Title |
|---|---|
| 30-Oct-2012 Reva and David Logan Center for the Arts: Performance Hall | Europa Galante and the Spanish Baroque revival in Chicago |
 Fabio Biondi and Europa Galante – tour de force superstars in the world of historically-informed performance. Ever since I had first purchased their CD of Vivaldi’s L’Estro Armonico as a youngster, I have been in totally awe of the sheer brilliance of their playing. No longer were the familiar Vivaldi concertos mundane Suzuki student pieces; now they were living, breathing virtuosic showpieces. To those accustomed to Romanticized, modern-instrument Baroque, and also to many staunch HIP purists, the ensemble’s playing may seem over-the-top.Read full review... | |
| 1-Aug-2011 Cadogan Hall | PCM 3: Les Talens Lyriques |
 Christophe Rousset's Les Talens Lyriques, founded in 1991, is inextricably linked with the music of the French Baroque. Rousset cut his teeth in William Christie's similar outfit, Les Arts Florissants, before branching out to explore works off the beaten track of Charpentier, Couperin, et al. That's not to say that this ensemble still doesn't have something to offer through the works of these more established composers however, as their programme revealed.
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| 15-Oct-2010 Kings Place: Hall One | London Sinfonietta Remix Old and New |
| The London Sinfonietta presented a fascinatingly diverse programme for this concert, one of three themed ‘Remix’ evenings at King’s Place in collaboration with the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment. Both ensembles are renowned for their expertise in music of a particular period, but this evening the stylistic boundaries were rather more blurred.
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