Recordings Demonstrating Instruments
There are some recording collections which do a nice job of
describing various instruments. This list definitely needs work,
but as a start:
- Instruments of the Middle Ages & Renaissance
- David Munrow
Yamano Music 1031-1032 (2
CDs)
- Guides des Instruments anciens
- Various performers
Ricercar 100 (8 CDs +
book)
- Dictionary of Medieval & Renaissance Instruments
- Various Artists
Cantus 9705/6 (2 CDs)
- Instruments et musiques du Moyen Âge
- Various performers
Éditions Musicales Lugdivine
"Them'Axe" 7 (2CD + book)
- The Instruments of the Middle Ages and Renaissance
- Musica Reservata of London - Michael Morrow
Vanguard 8093/4 (2CDs)
- L'art des Instruments anciens
- Various groups
Arion 36028 (3 LPs)
- Dictionnaire des Instruments anciens
- Clemencic Consort / Ars Musicae de Barcelone / Ensemble Ricercare
/ Atrium Musicae / Schola Cantorum de Londres
Harmonia Mundi 445 (3
LPs)
Also, an anthology that does a fine job showing many different
developments & sonorities for a specific instrument:
- Reflections - on a millennium of harps
- Various performers
Academica 020505
To Early Music FAQ
Todd M. McComb