May 2017

Hi Ho!

A musician friend once joked that the definition of “highbrow” is hearing Rossini’s WILLIAM TELL OVERTURE and *not* thinking of The Lone Ranger. It’s meant to be a humorous observation, of course, and not a judgement. His joke popped into my head while listening to Maurice Ravel’s BOLERO recently. I was instantly transported back to […]

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Carl Friedrich Abel

Playlist 2017-05-21

Bach, Vivaldi, Handel and Telemann are some of the familiar names of the baroque era, but these outstanding musicians had many talented contemporaries whose names you may not know. Sunday Baroque will introduce you to wonderful music by composers who were in the shadows of their more famous colleagues.

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Thanks, Mom!

Although Mother’s Day is now past, it’s always a good time to thank and acknowledge moms who instill music in their children’s lives. Both my parents loved music, and they owned a substantial and somewhat eclectic collection of LPs (and some 78s!) they liked to play in the house.

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Anna Magdalena Notebook

Playlist 2017-05-14

Sunday Baroque celebrates Mother’s Day with music honoring supportive moms, including Anna Magdalena Bach. She married Johann Sebastian Bach after his first wife died, becoming an instant stepmother to his children and bearing 13 more with him. Music from the Anna Magdalena Notebook is part of Sunday Baroque’s Mother’s Day program.

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What’s for dinner?

During a dinner party I hosted recently, there was a selection of recorded music playing for background entertainment. Throughout the evening several of the guests noticed and commented on how much they enjoyed particular musical selections. Ever since, I’ve been trying to pinpoint what it was about those selections that caught people’s attention in such

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Musicque a Sanssouci

Playlist 2017-05-07

New recordings of baroque music are released all the time, and they range from familiar favorites to fresh, newly discovered music. Sunday Baroque will highlight some of the most interesting and entertaining recent releases, to entertain you on your day off and provide ideas for music to add to your personal playlist.

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