1.   Fortunately today recordings of period music are now widely available, much of it performed on authentic period instruments.

2.   Although the orchestra plays period instruments, Goodwin is flexible in his approach to early-music orthodoxy.

3.   Any problems should be minor, since Orkis, who also plays period instruments, makes limited use of the pedal.

4.   Atypically for champions of early music on period instruments, Davenport encouraged his musicians to include contemporary works on programs.

5.   He financially supported and promoted the performance of Baroque music on period instruments.

6.   He made no pretense of imitating a period instrument sound, drawing instead on the full coloristic and expressive range of modern string playing.

7.   Herreweghe favors rather precious readings of the chorales, but otherwise these are elegant, affecting performances with period instruments.

8.   It may seem incredible, given the voraciousness of period instrument players, that no one has presented a systematic exploration of this central canon until now.

9.   Most conductors who come from the early-music movement and use period instruments favor fleeter tempos and lighter textures.

10.   Musicians who specialize in period instrument performances are in an odd place these days.