Sunday Baroque

Rachel Barton Pine

Since her 1984 debut with the Chicago Symphony at age 10, American violinist Rachel Barton Pine has been a trailblazer. Her musical tastes are broad and inclusive – from the baroque era, through all the major classical and romantic works, to contemporary commissions, and heavy metal – and she’s a seasoned soloist and chamber musician. Rachel […]

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Paul Galbraith and his Brahms Guitar

Playlist 2022-12-11

You know the saying that, “Necessity is the mother of invention.” This weekend you’ll hear performances by a few musicians who live by that rule, including an oboist and a clarinetist who each crafted new music for their instruments by excerpting from their favorite baroque composers. There were even some specialty musical instruments invented by performers. You’ll hear these clever approaches to music-making on Sunday Baroque.

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Playlist 2022-12-04

Every December Sunday Baroque host Suzanne Bona compiles a list of suggested recordings you might want to put on your gift list. And every week throughout the month, you have a chance to audition these recent releases. This year’s List includes an exciting performance by Apollo’s Fire Baroque Orchestra of the SPRING Concerto by Antonio Vivaldi, and it’s one of the highlights on Sunday Baroque this weekend.

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Playlist 2022-11-27

Every year at around this time, Suzanne Bona creates her Sunday Baroque Holiday Gift list of recordings that are worthy of your consideration for gift giving. This weekend is your first chance to audition a few of her picks, which include a thrilling recording of Antonio Vivaldi’s FOUR SEASONS by Apollo’s Fire … and a new recording of music by a 17th century Frenchwoman. It’s on Sunday Baroque this week.

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Bach Collegium Japan credit Steve J Sherman

Playlist 2022-11-20

Masaaki Suzuki is an organist, harpsichordist, and conductor. The Kobe, Japan native became a church organist as a teenager, and pursued his musical studies in Germany, Belgium and the Netherlands, before returning home to found the Bach Collegium of Japan. You’ll hear Masaaki Suzuki leading his ensemble playing music by their namesake on Sunday Baroque this weekend.

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JMLeclair Gravure de F. Lugi d'après Loir

Playlist 2022-11-13

The Baroque era in history spanned about 150 years – beginning in 1600 and ending in 1750. Over the course of that century-and-a-half, new techniques were developed for playing various musical instruments, and musical ensembles became larger and more varied, and musical forms evolved. To give you some perspective, you’ll hear music composed right at the end of the baroque period on Sunday Baroque this weekend.

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Jeannette Sorrell credit Sisi Burns

Playlist 2022-11-06

As a little girl, Jeannette Sorrell was so eager to make music that she signed herself up for free piano lessons. The only problem is, she didn’t tell her parents … and she found a unique way to get around the little problem that they didn’t own a piano for her to practice on. You’ll hear Jeannette Sorrell playing a Concerto by Johann Sebastian Bach on a real instrument on Sunday Baroque this week!

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Playlist 2022-10-30

Antonio Vivaldi’s flute concerto nicknamed The Night might be more accurately called The NightMARE! Its movements have titles such as “Phantasms” and “The Dream” and its sneaky, creepy sounding slow movements make this one of Vivaldi’s more unusual Concertos. You’ll hear Vivaldi’s ghostly concerto in anticipation of Halloween on Sunday Baroque this weekend.

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United Nations

Playlist 2022-10-23

The United Nations was founded in 1945, and each year that occasion is celebrated on October 24th. In honor of UN DAY, Sunday Baroque is featuring a multi-cultural collection of musical ideas, including some anonymous 17th century Bolivian music … sacred music by Mexican baroque composer … and selections from a cantata by a 17th century Frenchwoman from a brand-new recording. It’s all on Sunday Baroque this week.

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André Raphel

North Carolina native André Raphel is an award-winning orchestral conductor with an international career. An expert in the classic orchestral repertory as well as a proponent of new music, Maestro Raphel’s experience with US orchestras includes appearances with the Boston Symphony, Chicago Symphony, Cleveland Orchestra, Philadelphia Orchestra and the New York Philharmonic. André Raphel spoke with Suzanne about his career in music, including explaining the role of a conductor and talking about some of his favorite composers.

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