Krishnasol Jimenez is an award-winning guitarist and educator. He’s been fortunate to use a very special instrument to make some of his recordings: the only still-playable Stradivarius guitar. You can hear him play French Baroque music on that extraordinary guitar this weekend on Sunday Baroque.
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During the baroque era in the 17th and 18th centuries, people didn’t have the ability to travel as far and wide as we do today. Anything unfamiliar was seen as “exotic” or “foreign” and could be a source of great fascination and inspiration for baroque era musicians. Georg Philipp Telemann portrayed his impressions of the Swiss, the Muscovites, the Turks and the Portuguese in his FOLK OVERTURE on Sunday Baroque this weekend.
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France’s kings were huge music lovers and they employed some pretty terrific musicians to entertain them – particularly during the height of the baroque era. They had numerous ensembles featuring the best musicians from France and beyond. You’ll hear music by some of France’s most esteemed Baroque era musicians in anticipation of the July 14th Bastille Day holiday on Sunday Baroque this week.
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Lauren Rico is a veteran classical music broadcaster who keeps countless listeners across the United States company with her friendly, down-to-earth approach. In 2016 she started sharing her passion for classical music with a different audience: readers of romance novels. Beginning with her self-published erotic thriller, REVERIE – in which she set out to “put
As we mark our nation’s birthday with Independence Day this long holiday weekend, Sunday Baroque will host an All-American celebration. You’ll hear some of the greatest hits of the 18th century played by US musical ensembles based in Washington DC, New York, Pittsburgh, Seattle, and Chicago. The musical state of the union is strong, as you’ll hear for yourself on Sunday Baroque.
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Guitarist Sharon Isbin recently added another honor to her long list of awards: she was inducted into the 2023 Guitar Foundation of America Hall of Fame and received their Artistic Achievement Award. You can hear the Grammy Award-winning musician playing some 16th century solos on Sunday Baroque this weekend.
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For as long as I can remember, naysayers have been predicting the “death of classical music.” Audiences are aging, and ticket sales are often a struggle for classical music concerts, and some people are concerned that the art form will “die” as a result. Andrew Ousley leaned into that fear when he established his concert
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Imagine living up to the reputation of a successful father like Johann Sebastian Bach?! The musician had several children who followed in his footsteps, and some achieved great success. The most successful was Bach’s second son Carl Philipp Emanuel, whose jobs included playing for King Frederick of Prussia. You’ll hear music by both father and sons this Father’s Day weekend on Sunday Baroque.
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Esteban Salas was a Cuban composer of religious vocal music. He was born in 1725 – right near the end of the baroque era – and he worked at the cathedral of Santiago de Cuba. One of his compositions is a beautiful work for 4 voices, violins & bass, and you’ll have a chance to hear it on Sunday Baroque this weekend.
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Poet Robert Burns wrote, “O, my love’s like a red, red rose/ That’s newly sprung in June…” June is National Rose Month. It’s a celebration of the fragrant symbol of love and friendship, passion and desire, beauty and elegance. You’ll hear music inspired by roses on Sunday Baroque this weekend.
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