I have always said that playing on an authentic or period instrument is like acting Shakespeare with original pronunciation. It will makes some things simpler and clearer'
Steven Isserlis talks about his love of period instruments and his Stradivarius cello ahead of performances with the Academy of Ancient Music in 2011.
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Double bassist Théotime Voisin and pianist Maurice van Schoonhoven perform an arrangement of the popular opera overture in a tribute to the bel canto tradition
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