Here is something a little different — Beautiful Words to go with Beautiful Music! Loretta O’Sullivan is an early music expert who performs with the period instrument group Four Nations Ensemble. Here, though, she collaborates with her friend Marilyn Miller, playing recitative-inspired improvisations to Miller’s Haikus.
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Are you familiar with the nyckelharpa? It’s a traditional Swedish stringed musical instrument; I’ve put a link to the American Nickelharpa Association website below if you would like to learn more. And here is Beautiful Music by Johann Sebastian Bach played on the nyckelharpa. American Nyckelharpa Association What is a nyckelharpa?
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I love performances that explore the improvisatory nature of baroque music, especially through a modern lens. I remember how delighted I was to discover Jacques Loussier and the Play Bach Trio, and their jazzy takes on Bach’s music. It’s every bit as delightful to discover Black Violin and their hip-hop renditions of Bach. So here
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Beautiful Music to perk up your mood, today! It’s George Frideric Handel’s cheerful and energetic ARRIVAL OF THE QUEEN OF SHEBA from the oratorio SOLOMON. It features two recorders, played by Lucie Horsch and Charlotte Barbour-Condini, with the Academy of Ancient Music. It’s not only uplifting to hear, it’s delightful to watch the performers intently
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Today is Canada’s Thanksgiving Day, so to celebrate, I’m sharing Beautiful Music by Charles-Amador Martin, who lived from 1648-1711. He was born in Quebec City, and was an ordained priest who was also singer and composer of sacred music in New France, what is now Canada. Charles-Amador Martin biography https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/charles-amador-martin-emc
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Cancionero Musical de Palacio is a large Spanish music manuscript. It’s a collection of hundreds of compositions compiled over 40 years during the renaissance era, beginning in the 1470s, and it includes music by composers such as Francisco de la Torre, Juan del Encina, Juan Ponce, Luis de Milán, and many others. Jordi Savall and
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I just learned that October 10th is “Hug a Drummer Day”! In honor of the occasion, today’s Beautiful Music focuses on 16th century music for organ and percussion to help you keep the beat.
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The word “divertimento” refers to music that is lighthearted and entertaining … a diversion! Nowadays we can all benefit from some lighthearted diversion, so today’s Beautiful Music is a set of 12 Divertimentos by 18th century Scottish musician James Oswald, played by Rob MacKillop.
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Organist Georg Böhm was a German musician born in the same region as Johann Sebastian Bach, but about 24 years earlier. He was one of many musicians who influenced Bach in his formative years. Harpsichordist Andrew Appel plays Beautiful Music by Georg Böhm – his Harpsichord Suite #8 in f minor.
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Happy Birthday, Yo-Yo Ma! The great musician and humanitarian was born on October 7, 1955 in Paris. His long, extraordinary and varied musical career merits a “greatest hits” offering of his Beautiful Music. Sunday Baroque producer Julie Freddino and I were giddy fan girls when we met him in 2004, as you can see in
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