Academy of Ancient Music
Academy of Ancient Music (AAM) is an orchestra with a worldwide reputation for excellence in baroque and classical music. Using historically-informed techniques, period-specific instruments and original sources, we bring music vividly to life in committed, vibrant performances.
Established nearly 50 years ago to make the first British recordings of orchestral works using original instruments, AAM has released more than 300 albums to date, collecting countless accolades including Classic BRIT, Gramophone and Edison awards. We now record on our own label AAM Records, and are proud to be the most listened-to period-instrument orchestra online, with over one million monthly listeners on Spotify.
AAM is Associate Ensemble at London’s Barbican centre and the Teatro San Cassiano in Italy, and Orchestra-in-Residence at the University of Cambridge, The Grange Festival, Milton Abbey International Summer Music Festival and The Apex, Bury St Edmunds.
Bach’s Brandenburg Concerto 3, First Movement
Weldon: The Judgment of Paris | Hither all ye graces
Weldon: The Judgment of Paris | One only joy mankind can know
An introduction to John Weldon: The Judgment of Paris
Bach's St John Passion: AAM In Conversation
Weldon: The Judgment of Paris | Let ambition fire thy mind
Weldon: The Judgment of Paris | Symphony for Venus
Weldon: The Judgment of Paris | Sonata, Canon
Weldon: The Judgment of Paris | Symphony for Juno
Weldon: The Judgment of Paris | Happy, thou of human race
Handel's Messiah: AAM In Conversation
Geminiani: The Enchanted Forest | Movements 3–6 | Academy of Ancient Music
Giovanni Legrenzi: Il ballo del Gran Duca
Melani: Ercole in Tebe | Da torbido | Jorge Navarro Colorado & Academy of Ancient Music
50 Years of Academy of Ancient Music
Clarke: Mr. Shore's Trumpett Tune | David Blackadder & Academy of Ancient Music
Trailer: Mendelssohn's Violin Concerto in E Minor | 30 June 2023 | AAM & Bojan Čičić
Geminiani: The Enchanted Forest | Movements 1 & 2 | Academy of Ancient Music
Mendelssohn: Hebrides Overture (extract) | Academy of Ancient Music & Barnaby Smith
Animating Mozart: Behind the Scenes
Trailer: Scherzi musicali | 20 & 21 April 2023 | Academy of Ancient Music & Bojan Čičić
Mozart's Piano Concertos: Completing the Cycle (Animation) | Academy of Ancient Music & Robert Levin
Haydn: The Seasons | Spring: Introduction | Academy of Ancient Music
Gabrieli: Sonata No. 21 for 3 violins | Academy of Ancient Music
Bach: Orchestral Suite No. 3 | Air (‘Air on the G string’) | Academy of Ancient Music
Delalande: Simphonies pour les Soupers du Roy | Grande Pièce en G ré sol | Academy of Ancient Music
Handel: Messiah | He shall feed his flock | Academy of Ancient Music & VOCES8
Haydn: Sinfonia Concertante in B-flat | First Movement – Allegro | Academy of Ancient Music
Haydn: The Creation | Now heaven in fullest glory shines | Academy of Ancient Music
Haydn: The Creation | Straight opening her fertile womb | Academy of Ancient Music