The Early Music Shop Blog

During September we are very pleased to have the brand new album by Solomon's Knot as our featured album. We last saw them perform at last year's London International Festival of Early Music where they shared their programme of motets by J S Bach and J C Bach. With its striking contemporary cover, that programme has now been committed to disc courtesy of Prospero Classical – read on to find out more about this fantastic new release...

During June, we're thrilled to introduce you to a trio consisting of three leading virtuosos of their respective string instruments. Lodestar Trio released their genre-defying debut album Bach To Folk on the Naxos World label last year, and we at The Early Music Shop have been loving their fresh approach to Baroque dance music... Read on to find out more about the album!

Joint-winners of LIFEM's 2020 Young Ensemble Competition, Ensemble Pro Victoria, release their debut CD this year on Scotland’s Delphian Records. Artistic Director Toby Ward tells us more.

An in conversation with instrument maker Tony Millyard and oboist Belinda Paul. Join us next week on Sunday 12th July for Part 2!

A short introduction to the lyra viol and its repertoire by Liam Byrne. In the video Liam plays a beautiful bass viol made by Marc Soubeyran, it's a copy of a small bass by John Rose in the Kessler Collection...