Liam Byrne is one of the most distinctive voices in the world of the viola da gamba, moving between the instrument’s lesser-known historical repertoire and new music written for him by some of today’s leading composers. His work spans early...
Here at The Early Music Shop, we're long-time fans of the baroque music collective Solomon's Knot, and their albums are often on our in-store playlists. Now, they have returned with a new recording, reconstructing J S Bach's 'Köthener Trauermusik' in...
Over the years, our Featured Albums have included recordings by many of the most prominent artists within the field of early music. Perhaps surprisingly, however, we have never featured an album by celebrated British choral ensemble The Sixteen. We thought...
This month sees the return of Recorder31, our month-long celebration of the recorder with new features and promotions every day throughout August. Fitting, then, to choose a recorder album as this month’s Featured Album – although, calling this simply a recorder...
For this month’s Featured Album we’re introducing something a little different! Enzo Puzzovio is a virtuoso cittern player and he has created an album entirely dedicated to solo cittern music – quite possibly the first recording of its kind. Released...
At the recent Saltaire Recorder Weekend, we were wowed by the 25th anniversary performance of recorder ensemble Fontanella. One of that group's members, Annabel Knight, has also been busy with another longstanding project and the results can be heard on...
Once again our Featured Album comes from an artist performing in our Informal Recital Series at our Snape Maltings shop – later this month, baroque violinist Jorge Jiménez will perform music from his newly-released album Curiosa. Described as a 'cabinet...
Intimate, instrumental duo performances of British music from across the centuries take centre stage on this month's Featured Album, the long-awaited debut from the acclaimed Flutes & Frets Duo (Beth Stone and Daniel Murphy) on EM Records. Followers of The...
Last month we celebrated the 400th anniversary the death of John Dowland, and continuing that theme, this month's Featured Album contains some of the composer's best-loved works in a varied programme which also features works by Holborne, Danyel, Purcell, Britten,...
We love taking in the brilliant programmes of live music at Snape Maltings, where one of our showrooms is based. This month one of their artists in residence is Bellot Ensemble, the London-based Baroque group who are also current BBC...
We start 2026 with something a little different for our latest Featured Album. You may be used to hearing about early music albums on these pages, but here’s some innovative use of the lute, theorbo and baroque guitar to create...
To celebrate the end of the year, we have one more special album to introduce to you all as a 'bonus' Featured Album. Recorded at the London International Festival of Early Music in November 2024, this exclusive release is a snapshot of a memorable festival and a sparkling celebration of virtuosity, imagination, and the spirit of early music.
