Les Arts Florissants — a renowned Baroque chamber orchestra from France — visits the Mondavi Center on Friday for the first ...

Hailed as a shapeshifting collaborative baroque ensemble with a visceral and playful approach to classical music, Ruckus has released its sophomore album The Edinburgh Rollick. Listen to it here.

Known for its distinctive combination of instruments – flute, violin, bassoon, viola da gamba/cello ... already performed at many of the leading Baroque and Early Music festivals and has won ...

French horn and bassoon) were written during the Classical period and composers still write for the combination. The use of harpsichord in the Baroque period limited the dynamic range of the continuo.