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First Hand Records (FHR) retweeted
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/m002qq…
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First Hand Records (FHR) retweeted
21 Nov 2025
💿 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/cupid…
⭐ Supported by a grant from @ContinuoFndn
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First Hand Records (FHR) retweeted
27 Oct 2025
On 26 Oct #scarlatti ‘s birthday 🎂, started editing process of my forthcoming Scarlatti album with @FirstHandRecord & chiaro music studio !
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First Hand Records (FHR) retweeted
12 Sep 2025
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A gorgeous aria by Bigaglia which will melt your heart! 💓 If you love this, please support our recording project! gofund.me/b4a2459cf
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First Hand Records (FHR) retweeted
8 Aug 2025
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
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First Hand Records (FHR) retweeted
1 Mar 2025
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/the…
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21 Feb 2025
Three singles & an album all released on the FHR label today!
@orionweiss
@PrimoArtists
@MKIartists
@RobFokkens
@Harrietviolin
@domi_fortepiano
@WadeJacqui
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First Hand Records (FHR) retweeted
24 Jan 2025
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…
#EarlyMusic
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First Hand Records (FHR) retweeted
12 Jan 2025
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/iberi…
@FirstHandRecord
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First Hand Records (FHR) retweeted
17 Nov 2024
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
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13 Nov 2024
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
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First Hand Records (FHR) retweeted
7 Nov 2024
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…
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First Hand Records (FHR) retweeted
24 Oct 2024
Strolled into the @earlymusicshop in @SnapeMaltings & @BrittenPears and what should I find? ... @BrookStreetBand
@ContinuoFndn @FirstHandRecord...
Check out our interview online too:
earlymusicshop.com/blogs/ear…
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First Hand Records (FHR) retweeted
18 Oct 2024
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/ear…
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