First Hand Records (FHR)

We’re enjoying ⁦@BBCRadio3⁩ Composer of the Week, such glorious music and thank you ⁦@DonaldMacleod01⁩ for selecting two of our tracks for this episode 😀🎶⁦@ContinuoFndn⁩ ⁦@FirstHandRecord⁩ bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0…

💿 OUT TODAY! Congratulations to @EnsembleBellot on the release of their debut album CUPID'S GROUND BASS, now available in full on @FirstHandRecord and your favourite streaming platform 🙌 Learn more 🔗 go.continuoconnect.com/cupids-ground-… ⭐ Supported by a grant from @ContinuoFndn

On 26 Oct #scarlatti ‘s birthday 🎂, started editing process of my forthcoming Scarlatti album with @FirstHandRecord & chiaro music studio !

youtu.be/vU-mhQt33pA?si… A gorgeous aria by Bigaglia which will melt your heart! 💓 If you love this, please support our recording project! gofund.me/b4a2459cf

Violist Paul Neubauer and pianist Anne-Marie McDermott commemorate 50 years since Shostakovich's death with a new album. Link in comments 🎻 📷Robin Herrod, courtesy of The McKnight Center @FirstHandRecord @8va_music

There was no plan, it just happened: violinist Ada Witczyk on the Ružicková Composition Competition and her New Baroque disc on @FirstHandRecord with Simon Standage & Dominika Maszczynska. My interview: planethugill.com/2025/03/there-…

Three singles & an album all released on the FHR label today! @orionweiss @PrimoArtists @MKIartists @RobFokkens @Harrietviolin @domi_fortepiano @WadeJacqui

Today @luxmusicae release their album 'The Secrets of Andalusia' on the @FirstHandRecord label! The origins of Flamenco are traced through Arabic music, Sephardic song & 16th - 18th C. Spanish works. Supported by @ContinuoFndn. 🔗 Read more: continuoconnect.com/features/the-s… #EarlyMusic

Uncover 'The Secrets of Andalusia' with @luxmusicae. Explore Islamic, Jewish & European traditions in post-1492 Spain, tracing the roots of flamenco & reviving lost music with ancient instruments. Supported by @ContinuoFndn. 📖 go.continuoconnect.com/iberian-imagin… @FirstHandRecord

ICYMI: #violinist Kristin Lee speaks about how her experiences as a foreign-born citizen of the US laid the groundwork for her new album American Sketches, which features diverse repertoire from the country she now calls home 🎻 trib.al/lize6j5 @FirstHandRecord

Very happy to see the first track on @AppleMusic's 'Melancholy Strings' playlist is from our upcoming 'American Sketches' album, which is released Friday 15 November 2024! @violininkristin @jensenartists @Oktaven_Audio @AppleClassical #newalbum #appleplaylist #applemusic

I'm doing a FREE concert on Tuesday Nov 26th with @BrookStreetBand of Schütz and other delights @imperialcollege & Holy Trinity Prince Consort Road. Rumours are rife that there's also a free glass of wine... More info: imperial.ac.uk/events/183239/…

Strolled into the @earlymusicshop in @SnapeMaltings & @BrittenPears and what should I find? ... @BrookStreetBand @ContinuoFndn @FirstHandRecord... Check out our interview online too: earlymusicshop.com/blogs/early-mu…

This month's Featured Album is 'Schütz: A German in Venice' by @davidjdewinter and @BrookStreetBand. Check out our extended blog to read our review, and an EXCLUSIVE Q&A for a fascinating insight into the creation of the album (funded by @ContinuoFndn). earlymusicshop.com/blogs/early-mu…