“Allegro” is a term in music that indicates something to be played in a quick, lively manner. The Italian word translates literally as “cheerful.” Today’s Beautiful Music is the “Allegro” movement from Franz Schubert’s Sonata in A major D. 959. This cheerful music is played by the marvelous, multi-talented pianist Kyle P. Walker. You can […]
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Happy Bastille Day! We’re marking the occasion with Beautiful Music in concert by French Baroque composer Jean-Philippe Rameau. This French playlist includes suites from Rameau’s Naïs (1748), Les Indes Galantes (1735), Zoroastre (1749), and Les Boréades (1764). Jean-Philippe Rameau: La Orquesta de Luis XV – Concierto de Jordi Savall – YouTube
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SIREN Baroque calls itself New York’s All-Female Baroque Ensemble. The historically informed group plays a wide range of music, with a special focus on the contributions of women composers. This is SIREN Baroque’s collaboration with Daniel Swenberg on a program exploring THE LIFE OF ANTONIA PADONI BEMBO. Today’s Beautiful Music is by the talented 17th
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When I first heard the artistry of French guitarist Raphaël Feuillâtre I was blown away! Apparently the judges at the GFA International Concert Artist Competition in 2008 felt the same way; they awarded him the Grand Prize. Today’s Beautiful Music is his masterful competition performance from June 23 2018 at Margaret Comstock Concert Hall,
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Some Beautiful Music by a Princess, today! Anna Amalia was the younger sister of King Frederick of Prussia and, like her brother, she loved music. You can listen to members of Infusion Baroque performing her lovely Flute Sonata. You can also learn more about her courtesy of the group’s flute player, Alexa Raine Wright. Flute
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One of the many fun things about baroque music is seeing the magnificent and unusual instruments it is played on! Today’s Beautiful Music features a Trumpet Concerto by Giuseppe Torelli played by Dominic Favia on the baroque trumpet with Voices of Music. Doesn’t it transport you to another place and time? Torelli: Trumpet Concerto in
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I’m so impressed by musicians who found ways to continue collaborating, using the technology, and demonstrating their resilience. This is Beautiful Music by Georges Bizet — his beloved “Pearl Fishers” duet — performed by two marvelous singers who found a way to keep singing together in September 2020. Please enjoy this gorgeous performance by Cedric
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Some Beautiful Music by George Frideric Handel today — AS STEALS THE MORN UPON NIGHT is from Handel’s pastoral ode L’Allegro, il Penseroso ed il Moderato (The Cheerful, the Thoughtful, and the Moderate Man) HWV 55. The soloists for this 2016 performance are soprano Ítaca Vicente and tenor Ariel Hernández, with Orquesta Nereydas, conducted
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On this date in 1713, George Frideric Handel premiered his UTRECHT JUBILATE HWV 279. This is glorious Beautiful Music performed La Capella Reial de Catalunya, directed by Jordi Savall. Handel Jubilate Deo O Be Joyful HWV 279 Jordi Savall La Capella Reial de Catalunya – YouTube
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If you’re an opera fan, you have probably heard the virtuosic QUEEN OF THE NIGHT aria from Mozart’s opera MAGIC FLUTE. But there’s a pretty good chance you have NOT heard it played on the tuba! Today’s Beautiful Music features the phenomenally talented tuba player Velvet Brown with pianist Margaret McDonald. And because after you
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