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Élisabeth-Claude Jacquet de la Guerre lived from 1665-1729, and she was a virtuosa keyboard player as well as a composer for her instrument. Infusion Baroque’s “Virtuosa Series” highlights the accomplishments of women composers including Élisabeth-Claude Jacquet de la Guerre. Today’s Beautiful Music is her Chaconne (Suite in a minor) played by Infusion Baroque harpsichordist Rona […]

Isabel Esain is a viola da gamba player from Zaragoza, Spain. She started in music at age 7, and continued her studies in London. Today’s Beautiful Music features Isabel Esain playing music by Antoine Forqueray, Carl Friedrich Abel, and Marin Marais. https://www.thenationalstudent.com/Music/2017-10-15/interview_isabel_esain.html

The motet O MARIA is one of the Sacri Musicali Affetti, Op. 5 written in 1655 by composer Barbara Strozzi. Soprano Sophie Junker and Voices of Music performed the sacred song in October 2019, and their gorgeous performance is today’s Beautiful Music. You can also read more about the 17th century Venetian singer and composer

Are you familiar with an instrument called the “dulcian”? Its a 16th century double reed woodwind instrument, an ancestor of the modern bassoon. Today’s Beautiful Music is an Anonymous Canzona featuring an ensemble of dulcians. Quite a show!

You might think of the recorder as an instrument for beginners, or kids. But the recorder has the potential to be a sophisticated and virtuoso vehicle for elegant music-making. Today’s Beautiful Music features recorder player Andreas Böhlen with harpsichordist Aline Zylberajch playing a program of French Baroque music. This recent concert recording of music by

I just learned that yesterday — November 6 — was Saxophone Day!! So today’s Beautiful Music is an enchanting performance of music by Johann Sebastian Bach by Nobuya Sugawa. This performance took place in Tokyo at Kioi Hall on November 26, 2020. The acclaimed Japanese musician has played with ensembles internationally, and you can use

Pianist Kyle P. Walker and oboist Hassan Anderson collaborated on the moving INCANTATION AND DANCE by American composer William Grant Still. It’s today’s Beautiful Music and, because I know you’re going to want to know more about these two fine musicians, you can also use the links below to read more about Hassan Anderson, and

November 5th is known as “Gunpowder Day” — marking the date in 1605 when Guy Fawkes was caught preparing to detonate 36 barrels of gunpowder under the House of Lords in England. Today’s Beautiful Music is The King’s Singers’ recording, TREASON & DISCORD, that presents the musical side of that turbulent time.

A friend recently asked me what medieval music there was, and how it sounds. So today’s Beautiful Music is a selection of music from between the years 1000 to 1450. The music comes from across Europe, and is played on instruments characteristic of the era. Definitely VERY different sounds!