The classic advice to aspiring writers is to “Write what you know.” French baroque composer Marin Marais knew his hometown of Paris and its important landmarks, such as Saint Genevieve church. He composed a Sonata after the Bells of St. Genevieve, and you can hear not only the tolling church bells, but the hustle and […]
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As familiar as we are with baroque era music and composers from regions such as Germany, Italy, England, and France, music from other areas is much less well known. So today, my offering of Beautiful Music is a recording of Russian Baroque vocal music — anonymous secular songs from 1690-1740 performed by Ensemble Syntagma.
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For Day #5 of Early Music America Young Performers Festival, you can hear Juilliard415 sharing their program “Music from Afar”, including their last live performances of the 2019-2020 season from their recent ensemble tour to New Zealand (March 2020), as well as solos and collaborations created by students while in lockdown around the world. The
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Happy National Rose Month! It’s a perfect opportunity to present you with this lavish musical bouquet — a 1707 oratorio by Alessandro Scarlatti, Il giardino di Rose, La SS. Vergine del Rosario. (The Rose Garden) It’s a beautiful historical instrument performance by Il Complesso Barocco, led by Alan Curtis. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CAyfduOOHWs
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Today, for Day #4 of Early Music America’s Young Performers Festival, you can hear McGill University Baroque Ensemble and Capella Antiqua performing French and English music by Marc-Antoine Charpentier, Michel-Richard de Lalande, George Frideric Handel, and Jean-Baptiste Lully. The livestream starts at 1pm EDT, and some of the participants will be watching along, chatting, and
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A few days ago, I had the great pleasure to speak with a musician I’ve known about for decades, but had never encountered personally. Mark Kroll is a champion of the harpsichord — a performer, teacher and scholar, and a delightful raconteur! Our conversation will be posted on SundayBaroque.org in the Interviews section soon. In
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You won’t want to miss today’s installment of Early Music America’s Young Performers Festival! It’s a two-fer. First, at 1pm EDT, you can hear the Early Music Youth Academy in Seattle, led by Shulamit Kleinerman, performing music by Salamone Rossi. Then, at 2pm EDT, check out Davis HS in California, led by violinist Angelo Moreno.
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Today is Day #2 of Early Music America’s Young Performers Festival. At 1pm EDT today, you can check out Tonos del Sur, an ensemble based at Indiana University in Bloomington. The group is directed by Sarah Cranor, and presents an intriguing program of music written in the New World and brought over from Europe, in
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It’s gratifying to be able to share less well known music and musicians with you. Today, my offering of Beautiful Music is a a Bolivian Festival — a concert performance of Bolivian Baroque music!
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Today begins Early Music America’s (EMA) Young Performers Festival, and I’m delighted that Sunday Baroque is media partner! Each day this week, you can listen to what the future of early music sounds like. At 1pm EDT each day, a new performance will be livestreamed on the EMA Facebook page. To make it extra special
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