Suzanne Bona

Today’s Beautiful Music is an elegant, buoyant performance of Johann Sebastian Bach’s Brandenburg Concerto #5. Harpsichordist Mahan Esfahani, flutist Anthony Robb, violinist Yuri Zhislin, and the Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra gave this 2015 performance at the Sheldonian Theatre in Oxford, England. This lovely collaboration shows off what magnificent music Bach composed!

For more than three decades, the Marian Anderson String Quartet — named after the extraordinary 20th century contralto Marian Anderson — has been sharing their artistry and passion not just in concert halls, but in churches, libraries, museums, soup kitchens and prisons. The award-winning chamber ensemble was originally called the Chaminade Quartet, after the French

Happy Independence Day! On this important national holiday in the US, today’s Beautiful Music is the 1939 American patriotic cantata BALLAD FOR AMERICANS. It’s sung by the incomparable bass-baritone Paul Robeson. Please use the links below to learn more about this composition, and about the singer, actor, and athlete Paul Robeson.

What’s an Independence Day holiday celebration without fireworks? On this eve or our national holiday, today’s Beautiful Music is a live performance of George Frideric Handel’s MUSIC FOR THE ROYAL FIREWORKS. Hervé Niquet conducts Le Concert Spirituel in this July 2012 concert at Royal Albert Hall as part of The BBC Proms in London.

Jerod Impichcha̱achaaha’ Tate is a Chickasaw classical composer and pianist. His compositions are inspired by his North American Indian history, culture and ethos. Today’s Beautiful Music features Jasper String Quartet playing Jerod Impichcha̱achaaha’ Tate’s 2013 composition PISACHI (REVEAL). You can also use the link below to learn more about this marvelous musician’s work.

Italian conductor Riccardo Muti became the 10th music director of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra in 2010. A few days ago, he ended his tenure as MD, and became the CSO’s Music Director Emeritus for Life. His send-off featured a performance of Ludwig van Beethoven’s MISSA SOLEMNIS. Today’s Beautiful Music features Riccardo Muti conducting the CSO

Wait’ll you hear todays Beautiful Music!! It features a 13 year old singer — Malakai Bayoh — making his solo debut at Royal Albert Hall in London. He is singing the ALLELUIA from EXSULTATE JUBILATE by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, and the aria LASCIA CH’IO PIANGA from George Frideric Handel’s opera RINALDO, accompanied by the English

Musicians in all genres often got their start playing classical music, and that includes superstar rapper/singer/songwriter/actress Lizzo. The accomplished flutist was encouraged by her father to pursue a classical career, and although she chose a different musical career path, she still has those impressive classical roots. In September 2022, Lizzo played a number of historical

It’s not often that one gets to hear a Double Timpani Concerto, but that’s today’s Beautiful Music offering! The composition by James Oliverio is called DYNASTY, and features two professional timpani virtuosi and the Atlanta Youth Wind Symphony, conducted by Scott Stewart. The two soloists are Jauvon Gilliam of the National Symphony Orchestra, and Mark

It’s always a good time to put a little love in our lives, so today’s Beautiful Music is a home concert for Valentine’s Day called LOVE NOTES. It features some terrific musicians of the Sherman (Connecticut) Chamber Ensemble: flutist Susan Rotholz, cellist Eliot Bailen, and pianist Adrienne Kim. It’s a varied program of music and