Jeanine de Bique’s talent is transcendent, and she gives a luscious performance with Concerto Koln of the aria RITORNA, OH CARO from George Frideric Handel’s 1719 opera RODELINDA. Not only can you enjoy this gorgeous presentation of Beautiful Music, the performers describe their approach to it. Use the links below to learn more about Jeanine […]
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Happy May Day! It’s the halfway point between the spring equinox and the summer solstice, and a cheerful springtime celebration. You can read more about the holiday and its history using the link below. And you can listen to Beautiful Music for the season, including Thomas Morley’s madrigal, NOW IS THE MONTH OF MAYING performed
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Happy Arbor Day! You can read more about the history of the occasion using the link below. And you can listen to Beautiful Music tailor-made for Arbor Day, because it is a love song to a tree! Never was a shade of any plant dearer and more lovely, or more sweet. Cecilia Bartoli
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For many people, this time of year is a time for Spring Festivals. They were often raucous celebrations with dancing and singing, bonfires and maypoles, and a potent punch called MAY CUP. You can hear get into the spirit with some cheery May Day music on Sunday Baroque this weekend.
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Composer Melika M. Fitzhugh is a multi-instrumentalist whose interests transcend centuries, from modern instruments and genres, all the way back to Renaissance and Baroque instruments and music. She especially loves composing modern music for historical instruments because of the unique “chocolatey” sound they impart. Mel Fitzhugh is energetic and upbeat about hseper life as a
Rafael Sánchez Guevara plays cello and viola da gamba, and is an expert in historical performance practices. The Mexico City-born musician earned his Bachelor’s degree in Cello Performance from the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM), where he returned to teach viola gamba. He also earned his Master’s degree in viola da gamba from the
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Today’s Beautiful Music is from Peru in the 18th century. Spaniard Baltasar Jaime Martínez Compañón (1737- 1797) was Bishop of Trujillo, Peru and, later Archbishop of Bogotá, New Granada, from 1790 to 1797. He compiled the Codex Martínez Compañón, a 9 volume collection of musical scores and watercolors by local artists, as a way to
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Sackbut!! No, that’s not a naughty word or a euphemism — it’s an ancient instrument, an earlier cousin of the trombone. Today’s Beautiful Music is played on the Sackbut by Burt Mason with organist Victoria Shields. It’s a piece called La Hieronyma that was composed 400 years ago, in 1621, by Giovanni Martino Cesare. You
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Looking around for outstanding Beautiful Music to share with you, double bass player Joseph Conyers knocked my socks off! Since 2010, Mr. Conyers has been Assistant Principal Bassist of the Philadelphia Orchestra, and before that held the Principal Bass position with the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra and the Grand Rapids Symphony. He teaches at the Juilliard
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This is Beautiful Music on the flute — or rather, historical fluteS! Kate Clark is an expert on the instrument and its evolution, and she gives a straightforward tutorial to help you learn and distinguish between the various instruments. You can also hear her lovely performance of music by Georg Philipp Telemann with two of
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