Early Music on Classical New England
Early Music in BostonThomas Forrest Kelly of Harvard University and Early Music America talks with Laura Carlo about two approaches to early music.
Thomas Forrest Kelly on early music in Boston:
Baroque in BostonSundays, 7-11am, on Classical New England
Laura Carlo wakes up Boston with a showcase of Boston's early music scene. Learn more >
The Bach HourSundays, 6am and 5pm on Classical New England
Explore Bach’s music with performances and commentary. Listen >
BEMF Concerts - On Demand
Recorded during the Boston Early Music Festival by Classical New England, these concerts highlight the best of 2009 festival.
2009 Boston Early Music Festival Chamber Ensemble
Recorded in concert at the 2009 BEMF, the Boston Early Music Festival Chamber Ensemble perform works by Fasch, Bach, and Zelenka.
Ricercar Consort
Recorded in 2009 at Jordan Hall, Cathy Fuller hosts a performance by Ricercar Consort.
Stile Antico
Brian McCreath hosts a concert from the 2009 BEMF featuring Stile Antico, Flanders Recorder Quartet, and Zefiro.
Boston Early Music Channel
Hear exclusive and stellar early music concert performances 24/7 on the Boston Early Music Channel:
Boston Baroque: Mozart and the Levins
Boston Baroque is joined by Robert Levin, one of the world's foremost authorities on Mozart, and his wife, Ya-fei Chuang, a performer of rare poetry and insight, for Mozart's Concerto in E-flat for two fortepianos, K. 365, in concert at New England Conservatory's Jordan Hall.Also included in this All-Mozart program are the Symphony No. 29 in A, K. 201, and the Symphony No. 36 in C, K. 425, the "Linz."
Hear the performance, download program notes, and see a video lecture-demonstration of fortepianos with Robert Levin
More from Boston Baroque
(photo of Martin Pearlman by Susan Wilson)
Harry Christophers and the Handel and Haydn Society bring J.S. Bach's greatest sacred work to the Symphony Hall stage, and Classical New England brings it to the radio and online on Friday, April 6, at 7pm.With a stellar cast of soloists and the direction of Artistic Director Harry Christophers, the performance reflects a significant chapter in H&H history. It was the Handel and Haydn Society that gave the first performance of the St. Matthew Passion in the U.S. in 1879.
Download complete program notes and translations [pdf].
Hear Harry Christophers on the St. Matthew Passion on The Bach Hour:
Part 1
Part 2More Bach, including Bach Minutes, videos, and the Bach Channel
Boston Early Music Festival
The Boston Early Music Festival is a lynchpin of the vibrant early music scene in Boston, and a key event every two years in the early music world. Thousands of enthusiasts pour into Boston from around the globe to enjoy stellar performances, including the cornerstone operatic productions. Classical New England has been at the festival for years, and you can enjoy performances from the 2011 festival here, on demandBOSTON EARLY MUSIC FESTIVAL ORCHESTRA IN CONCERT
On the evening of June 16 the musicians of the Boston Early Music Festival Orchestra took a break from playing for the opera to offer a concert of music by Bach, Handel, Corelli, and Vivaldi. Hear the concert, in Part 1 and Part 2, on demand, and download the program and notes.Concertmaster and orchestra director Robert Mealy talks about the program with Classical New England host Brian McCreath:
OPENING NIGHT AT THE BOSTON EARLY MUSIC FESTIVALOn June 13, Classical New England broadcast the Opening Night concert from the New England Conservatory’s Jordan Hall, featuring Les Voix Baroques, directed by Stephen Stubbs (shown) in Canticum Canticorum—The Song of Songs.
Hear the concert and download program notes and translations.
Videos from BEMF
Boston Early Music Festival presents the original 1718 chamber version of Handel's Acis and Galatea in a Chamber production at NEC's Jordan Hall.
A behind-the-scenes look at the third annual BEMF Chamber Opera Series production of Purcell's Dido and Aeneas. Video by Kathy Wittman of Ball Square Films.
Excerpt from the dress rehearsal BEMF Chamber Opera Series production of Purcell's Dido and Aeneas.
A behind-the-scenes look at the third annual BEMF Chamber Opera Series production of Purcell's Dido and Aeneas. Video by Kathy Wittman of Ball Square Films.
Excerpt from the dress rehearsal BEMF Chamber Opera Series production of Purcell's Dido and Aeneas.
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Gary 06.06.11
I think this site is super, and the videos excellent. Boston may be a Hockey town, a Baseball town, but it is also an Early Music town and 99.5 is right about getting into that scene, with broadcasts live from the festival as well as the new Sunday morning program.
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