Sunday Baroque

Jeannette Sorrell

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Tenacity pays off. Jeannette Sorrell was a precocious little girl who yearned to play the piano. Her parents kept putting her off, but in third grade, she signed up for free lessons WITHOUT TELLING THEM! As an adult Jeannette Sorrell was eager to have an orchestra gig and to play baroque music … so, she formed her own ensemble! You’ll hear the tenacious musician and her group play a Concerto by Johann Sebastian Bach on Sunday Baroque this weekend.

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Barricades

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There’s a terrific recent recording of French baroque music for lute and harpsichord played by a couple of exciting young musicians. You’ll have a chance to audition it, along with another new recording of a phenomenal clarinetist playing adaptations of music by Antonio Vivaldi, on Sunday Baroque this weekend.

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Bologna, Italy

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Have you ever heard of Lucrezia Orsina Vizzana? She was an Italian singer, organist, and composer in the early 17th century. She went to a convent in Bologna in 1598, where she took music lessons from her aunt, who was the convent organist. Eventually she became a nun AND a composer. You’ll hear some of Donna Lucrezia Vizzana’s compositions on Sunday Baroque this weekend.

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Ilya Finkelshteyn

Ilya Finkelshteyn

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A fine musical instrument is a vital tool for a professional musician. String players often use instruments that are centuries-old, with characteristics particular to the luthier who crafted them. Ilya Finkelshteyn has had the great fortune to play many extraordinary cellos, including the 17th century Montagnana instrument he uses as principal cellist of the Cincinnati

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New Spain

Playlist 2020-09-27

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Santiago de Murcia was a Spanish guitarist and composer – his music was so popular that some of his manuscripts were found in “New Spain” otherwise known as Mexico, in the 18th century. You’ll hear spirited guitar music by Santiago de Murcia, and other composers connected to Spain and Mexico on Sunday Baroque this weekend.

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Tudor House

Playlist 2020-09-13

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Sunday Baroque is taking a little tour of merry old England this weekend, courtesy of some of the musicians who contributed to its rich musical history. Composer Henry Purcell, for example, excelled in both theatre and church music, and adapted a Shakespearean story for one of his operas. You’ll hear some of Henry Purcell’s music for THE FAIRY QUEEN on Sunday Baroque this weekend.

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