Twice nominated for a Grammy award, the ensemble has an extensive discography, primarily on the Naïve, Brilliant Classics, and Tactus labels and have given the first performances in modern times of several works by Vivaldi.

Modo Antiquo was founded in 1984 by the musicologist and flautist Federico Maria Sardelli and initially focused on Medieval and Renaissance music.

[4] Modo Antiquo's recordings in this series include Arie d'Opera, previously unrecorded arias from Vivaldi's personal collection (2005); Violin concertos, Vol.

They have a number of recordings on the Brilliant Classics label and also perform in concert using modern copies of Medieval and Renaissance instruments.

Only the texts were thought to have survived, but Hoffmann and scholars at the University of Cologne were able to trace and reconstruct the original musical notation.