Suzanne Bona

Today’s Beautiful Music is a charming Sonata by Princess Anna Amalia of Prussia, younger sister of King Frederick. It’s a flute sonata that is played her on oboe and organ – a lovely version performed by oboist Birgit Welpmann with organist Anneliese Funke. Anna Amalia – Sonata For Oboe & Organ in F major – […]

What a joy to discover this excellent live performance by violinist Kelly Hall-Tompkins of the Concerto op.5 #1 by Joseph Boulogne Chevalier de Saint-George. Her luminous playing is backed up by the Western Piedmont Symphony, conducted by Matthew Troy, from their May 15, 2021 “Comeback Concert.” You’ll want to know more about this talented musician,

Pianist Nobuyuki Tsujii is a remarkably talented musician with a remarkable personal story. The award-winning Japanese pianist and composer was born blind due to microphthalmia. Nobuyuki Tsujii provides today’s Beautiful Music from a 2011 concert in Turkey — he is playing Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s Piano Sonata #11. You can also learn more about his journey

  We’ll start the new month with a whole recital of Beautiful Music! This is a May 4, 2021 concert by Trio Peridot — violinist Laura Kobayashi, cellist Kenneth Law, and pianist David Kosutic. It’s a wonderful, varied program, exquisitely presented. You’ll want to know more about this fine ensemble after you hear them play,

Hauntingly Beautiful Music today … the extraordinary countertenor Patrick Dailey sings music by Johann Sebastian Bach. It’s the epilogue from the film FATHERHOOD, for which there is also a link below. And make sure you check out Patrick Dailey’s biography, using the link to his website. Patrick Dailey sings Bach – YouTube Watch the Movie

  What Beautiful Music and what great fun! La Donna Musicale, led by Laury Gutierrez, performs L’Insubria Consolata by 18th century Milanese composer , singer and harpsichordist Maria Teresa Agnesi. You can read more about her using the link below.     L’Insubria Consolata, Maria Teresa Agnesi, La Donna Musicale on Vimeo Maria Teresa Agnesi

A lovely Cuban baroque piece is today’s Beautiful Music. Cuban composer Esteban Salas y Castro lived from 1725 until 1803.  He was a church musician, and composed sacred music. This is called TU, MI DIOS. Mezzo soprano Danielle Sampson is featured with baroque violin players Tekla Cunningham and Corentin Pokorny, harpsichordist Henry Lebedinsky, and baroque harp

From her first STRUM I had a smile on my face, and couldn’t wait to share this Beautiful Music with you! Regina Albanez plays Canarios by Gaspar Sanz. So much joy and energy. I hope it puts a smile on your face, too! You can also read more about this dynamic musician using the link

  Today’s Beautiful Music is provided by someone I’d call an “old soul.” Violinist Christian Li made his newly-released debut recording with The Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, and the centerpiece is Antonio Vivaldi’s Four Seasons Concertos. Watch him play the largo (slow) movement from Vivaldi’s Winter Concerto, and keep in mind that Christian Li is (wait

This Beautiful Music is ancient and exotic! It’s Medieval music from France and Gallicia played on the vielle, frame drum, and recorder by Shira Kammen, Peter Maund, and Hanneke van Proosdij. Enjoy this peek into another world, brought to life by such fine musicians!