Early Music

The music on this fun and rewarding album illustrates the cross-cultural world of the 1700s. Many of the tracks call to mind Celtic (and by extension Appalachian) folk music.

The eight singers of the a cappella ensemble brought out every part in a selection complex contrapuntal music written or compiled in 16th-century Scotland.

With a sound that mixed plangency and purity, and an almost palpable fearlessness, the Fourth Wall Ensemble did this wonderful music justice.

A brilliant fusion of superb singing and acting, studiously traditional instrumentation, and glowing modern dance made this 'Fairy Queen' a summer dream to remember.

The choral ensemble dusts off the 'Missa pro defunctis' of 16th-century composer Charles d'Argentil – the earliest extant polyphonic setting of the Requiem Mass.

Ockeghem marks the pinnacle of the Renaissance style, and the great Clarion Choir brought his music to life on the pinnacle of Manhattan.

What might seem a strange composer pairing proves, in Asal's thoughtful conception, to sound most natural.

Jordi Savall and his early music ensemble looped back to the popular music of the 16th and 17th centuries in concert, while a new album offers modern piano responses to ancient music.

The British a cappella sextet sang baroque and contemporary music that touched on death and grieving but also love and redemption.

A Golden Wire and friends looked back to the 17th century in the latest Aspect Chamber Music Series concert.