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 […]
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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,
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Francesca Caccini was a singer, lutenist and composer born in 1587 – so she was active as a musician right in the early years of the baroque era that began around 1600. You can hear one of Francesca Caccini’s compositions on Sunday Baroque this weekend.
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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!
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What makes George Frideric Handel’s coronation anthem ZADOK THE PRIEST so special? Well for one thing, it has been played at every British King & Queen’s coronation since Handel composed it in 1727 for the coronation of King George II. Another thing that makes it special is this performance by Muson Choir and Orchestra, conducted
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