In the poem “In Flanders Fields” the poet John McRae describes the poppies that sprang up on the World War 1 Flanders battlefields, where so many soldiers lost their lives. Poppies have become a symbol of Memorial Day, and you’ll hear two different composers’ musical depictions of the flower on Sunday Baroque this Memorial Day Weekend.
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Italy is known for delicious food and wine, magnificent art and architecture, fascinating history and people … and wonderful MUSIC. We’re going on a whirlwind tour of Italy through its early music, including Isabella Leonarda, who lived in her entire life in her hometown of Novara … Neapolitan church musician Leonardo Leo … and 17th century Roman singer, keyboard player and, composer Francesca Campana on Sunday Baroque.
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19th century minister Henry Ward Beecher said, “The mother’s heart is the child’s schoolroom.” For some musicians, the mother’s TALENT was also the child’s classroom, where they first learned to play musical instruments and experienced the joys of making music. This Mother’s Day weekend you’ll hear performances by some musical moms and their talented offspring. Celebrate Mother’s Day this week on Sunday Baroque
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There was a rich musical scene in Mexico during the baroque era. Some composers were born in the so-called “New Spain,” and others migrated there from Europe and elsewhere to practice their craft. You’ll hear music by a few of the composers who lived and worked in Mexico during the 17th and 18th centuries on Sunday Baroque this week.
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When viola da gamba player Hille Perl formed her group, THE SIRIUS VIOLS, she wanted to invite her favorite musicians to work with her in a collaborative and flexible ensemble. This weekend you’ll hear a performance of a SPRING SUITE featuring The Sirius Viols. It’s on Sunday Baroque this week.
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There’s been some lovely music composed for Easter, including a brand-new recording of Johann Sebastian Bach’s Easter Oratorio, which he wrote to celebrate the holiday in Leipzig, Germany, in 1725. You’ll also hear a buoyant double trumpet concerto by Antonio Vivaldi, and a charming bouquet of Scottish spring flowers. It’s on Sunday Baroque this weekend.
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The scope of George Frideric Handel’s oratorio ISRAEL IN EGYPT is the Passover story. Handel premiered it in three sections: The Lamentation of the Israelites for the Death of Joseph, Exodus and Moses’ Song. When it premiered in 1739, it was criticized for being “too solemn for common ears.” But over time, it has come to be regarded as one of Handel’s triumphs. You’ll hear selections from Israel in Egypt on Sunday Baroque this week.
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April is National Humor Month, and Sunday Baroque will celebrate the occasion with music reflecting a Baroque era musical sense of humor. You’ll hear a comic concerto, a wacky French opera about a hideous swamp beast, and musical folly to amuse and entertain you on your all-important day of rest. It’s all on Sunday Baroque this week.
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Johann Sebastian Bach was so important to the baroque era, and so prolific as a composer, that Sunday Baroque devoted TWO Sundays to celebrating his March 1685 birthday! This weekend is part 2 of the Bach Birthday Bash … and highlights include a vibrant performance of one of his keyboard concertos adapted for recorder, and played by a rising young virtuoso. It’s on Sunday Baroque this week.
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Johann Sebastian Bach was born in March of 1685, and every year at this time we throw a little birthday celebration for the composer. And since Bach was SO prolific, the Bach Birthday Bash spans two programs. You’ll hear a selection from his St. Matthew Passion, one of the keyboard partitas, and selections from the ART OF FUGUE. It’s on the first installment of our two-part annual Bach Birthday Bash on Sunday Baroque this week.
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