I Fagiolini

The vocal group I Fagiolini has combined rigorous performances of Renaissance and contemporary music with innovative ideas about how to present these repertories, including on stage and film. The group was founded at Oxford University in 1986. The name, meaning "The Green Beans," has, the group says, "been misspelt, mispronounced, and misunderstood throughout the world." It quickly snared a top prize at the 1988 U.K. Early Music Network Young Artists' Competition and then launched a busy schedule of performances and recordings that has continued to the present day. I Fagioli...