Sarah Huebsch Schilling
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Double reed instruments — both sweet and spectacular — have been a part of music across classes and genres for centuries. This week, from shawms to bombards to the Baroque hautboy, we’re exploring music for early oboes. Our featured release is Denis Delair: The Violin Sonatas, by The Levée.
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This week on Harmonia, we celebrate the life and music of William Byrd 400 years after his death. Byrd was Catholic in a time and place where it was easier to be Protestant. A favorite of Queen Elizabeth I, Byrd survived when others did not. Plus, our featured release is George Frideric Handel: Coronation Anthems.
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We’re sounding the trumpet this week on Harmonia, with magnificent baroque trumpets in virtuosic solo music and majestic choral and orchestral works from Monteverdi to Telemann. Our featured release is Altissima: Works for High Baroque Trumpet with soloist Josh Cohen.