Today’s Beautiful Music is a marvelous jazzy reimagining of music by Johann Sebastian Bach for Wind quintet, String quartet, Jazz trio and Orator. Imani Winds and the Harlem Quartet are featured in this performance from May 6, 2016. Copy of 2016 05 06 Passion for Bach and Coltrane with Imani Winds, Harlem Quartet Wortham Center […]
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Are you familiar with the name of Bernardo Storace? He was an Italian musician in the middle of the 17th century, and his full biography is elusive. There is a relatively small body of surviving compositions attributed to him, and today’s Beautiful Music is one of them: the Passacaglia from Storace’s 1664 collection, Selva di
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Today’s Beautiful Music is a passionate rendition of the Passacaglia and Sarabande, with Variations in g minor after Handel (1894) by Norwegian composer Johan Halvorsen. The performers are violinist Lisa Batiashvili and cellist Kian Soltani, and you can use the links below to read more about them. Lisa Batiashvili & Kian Soltani – Halvorsen: Passacaglia
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Many prominent Baroque era musicians lived long, full lives, some promising musical talents from the Baroque era died quite young. A rising star in Italy – Giovanni Pergolesi – succumbed to tuberculosis at 26. Another Italian talent, Anna Bon, only lived into her late 20s. We’ll celebrate what they accomplished in their abbreviated careers on Sunday Baroque this weekend.
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You may be familiar with Joseph Jennings as conductor of the male choir Chanticleer. His many musical talents also include being a singer (countertenor) and arranger. Today’s Beautiful Music is Joseph Jennings’ arrangement of COMO POD’ A GLORIOSA based on a melody by Alfonso X de Castille (1221-1284), and performed by Chanticleer. You can also
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A listener recently asked me about the hurdy-gurdy, an instrument that dates back to medieval times. Hurdy-gurdy player Andrey Vinogradov offers today’s Beautiful Music, playing two medieval melodies on the instrument. There’s also a charming and informative tutorial by about the hurdy-gurdy and how it works. Dark Medieval Ballad. Hurdy-Gurdy, Organ Drone & Drum –
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When I was a little girl, my mom had castanets, and I was smitten with them. Today’s Beautiful Music took me back to those days when I’d sneak mom’s castanets out of her dresser drawer, trying to master them. Victoria Mariflor provides a dramatic, choreographed accompaniment — complete with castanets and fan — to Bremer
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Today’s Beautiful Music is an exciting live performance by viola da gamba player Hille Perl and theorbo player Lee Santana. It’s fun to see the looks of intensity on the faces of these two talented musicians, and watch them play their exquisite instruments. Hille Perl. Lee Santana. Antoine Forqueray. – YouTube
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Rafael Sánchez Guevara is a viola da gamba player and cellist based in his hometown of Mexico City. Suzanne discovered one of his exquisite performances on YouTube and featured it on her daily BEAUTIFUL MUSIC blog. She connected with the musician about his early introduction to music, his passion for the baroque era, and his
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You are in for a treat! Today’s Beautiful Music is provided by trumpet virtuoso Justin Bland. The Maryland native now lives in Copenhagen, Denmark, and this live concert recording features him playing baroque music with organist Mads Høck. I also had the honor of interviewing Dr. Bland for Sunday Baroque Conversations, and you can
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