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Harpsichordist Christopher Hogwood<\/a> founded this Cambridge-based orchestra in 1973 \u2013 pre-dating Roger Norrington\u2019s London Classical Players (formed 1978) and the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment (1986).<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p><\/div> <\/section> Named after an early 18th-century London organisation, the Academy of Ancient Music principally performs 18th-century repertoire on authentic or faithfully reproduced instruments of the period. Hogwood also researched original music manuscripts and treatises to discover as much as possible the composers\u2019 original intentions.<\/span><\/p>\n His 1980 recording with the AAM of Handel\u2019s Messiah<\/i><\/strong>,<\/a> with its lively tempos and translucent sound, seemed to strip centuries of portentous performance style to reveal the work in its original vibrant colours. Their recording of Mozart\u2019s symphonies that followed redefined what period instrument performance was about, and Hogwood and the AAM proceeded to storm the Billboard Classical charts: their album Pachelbel Canon<\/i><\/a><\/strong> reached No. 3 in 1983, ahead of any other orchestral album.<\/span><\/p>\n It hasn\u2019t all been about \u2018ancient music\u2019. Paul Goodwin, appointed associate conductor in 1995, commissioned new works for the AAM, starting with John Tavener\u2019s Eternity\u2019s Sunrise<\/i>; David Bedford, John Woolrich and Thea Musgrave have also composed for the AAM. Richard Egarr succeeded Hogwood as artistic director in 2006, holding the post until the 2020-21 season. Taking over the batten in 2022 is <\/span>Laurence Cummings<\/span><\/p>\n Orchestra and Choir of the Academy of Ancient Music\/Richard Egarr, et al (AAM)<\/strong><\/p>\n Our expert reviewer Jan Smaczny said: \u2018T<\/em>he work is fluent, imaginatively orchestrated with impressive contrapuntal writing. There are some fascinating harmonic touches, notably in the \u2018Qui tollis\u2019 and the expressive \u2018Et incarnatus\u2019. The \u2018Et resurrexit\u2019 is intoxicatingly uproarious and the \u2018Sanctus\u2019 and \u2018Benedictus\u2019 charming.<\/p>\n \u2018This enjoyable, well recorded rendition, with lovely solo singing, has clear passionate advocacy; notwithstanding the odd rough edge the performance does Dussek\u2019s mass proud.\u2019<\/p>\nWhat type of music does the The Academy of Ancient Music perform?<\/h2>\n
Which are its most famous recordings?<\/h2>\n
Does The Academy of Ancient Music ever play anything modern?<\/h2>\n
5 other great recordings from The Academy of Ancient Music<\/h2>\n
Dussek: Messe Solemnelle<\/h3>\n