There is a yearning musical composition called simply “THE ADAGIO” that’s often played at solemn occasions like memorial services, and it’s been used to convey that mood in some three dozen films. Coming up on Sunday Baroque, you’ll hear that Adagio and other music perfect for quiet contemplation and reflection on Sunday Baroque this weekend.
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For some musicians in the baroque era, making music was only a part-time profession … some strategically worked day jobs until they could support themselves in music, some had family wealth that allowed them to be dilettantes, and quite a few women composers in the baroque era were nuns who composed sacred music for their religious communities. You’ll hear compositions by some of these part- time musicians on Sunday Baroque this Labor Day weekend.
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In 4th grade, Stephen Schultz had a chance to learn an instrument to play in the school band. He ended up being assigned to play his third choice – the flute – which was a very good thing, because the instrument is his perfect match. Stephen Schultz is one of the foremost baroque flute players,
Join Suzanne Bona for a nature walk on a beautiful summer day, complete with songbirds, crickets, cuckoos and nightingales, and a brisk refreshing wind … all expressed in music courtesy of Baroque composers. They’re all here for you on Sunday Baroque this weekend.
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Vikingur Olaffson is a young pianist from Iceland. He was only 5 years old when he already knew that he wanted to be a concert pianist. Vikingur Olaffson has a broad repertory ranging from the baroque to contemporary music – and everything in between. You’ll hear him play French baroque keyboard music on Sunday Baroque this weekend.
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Russian composer, virtuoso pianist, and conductor Sergei Rachmaninoff lived from 1873 until 1943. He also taught music, and the woman who is considered to be his last living student recently released a new recording. She’s a 97-year-old pianist who began as a child prodigy, and you’ll hear her perform music by Johann Sebastian Bach from that recording on Sunday Baroque this weekend.
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This is the weekend of the annual TWINS DAYS celebration in Twinsburg, Ohio. The festival is a three-day extravaganza that celebrates the uniqueness of twins and others of multiple birth. You’ll hear a suite from a baroque opera about mythological twins CASTOR AND POLLUX, as well as performances by some musicians who are twins on Sunday Baroque this weekend.
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Life in the 18th century was not necessarily a picnic. Medical treatment lacked the modern comforts of anesthesia and antiseptic, and rivers were often used as sewers. But even though 18th century life may have been nasty and brutish, but it wasn’t necessarily short. You’ll hear music by composers who long outlived most of their peers, reaching age 80 and beyond on Sunday Baroque this weekend.
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Scotland is, and was, a place of great inspiration for many artists, including musicians. You’ll hear Scottish music, as well as baroque music performed by Scottish musicians and ensembles, and music by an outsider who held a fascination for the country and its music on Sunday Baroque this weekend.
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Jason Vieaux is a virtuoso guitar player and teacher. He has a new recording of Johann Sebastian Bach’s solo Partitas – the follow-up second volume to his 2009 first volume. You’ll have a chance to audition some of it on Sunday Baroque this weekend.
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