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Playlist 2024-11-17

Johann Sebastian Bach’s music continues to inspire and influence people even centuries after his time. But who were the musicians Bach admired? Which of his predecessors and contemporaries influenced and inspired HIM? You can listen to some of the music in Johann Sebastian Bach’s library on Sunday Baroque this weekend.

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Poppies

Playlist 2024-11-10

Veteran’s Day is coming up at the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month, when we honor those who have served in the armed forces. You can listen to some Heroic Marches by Georg Phillip Telemann, AND music composed by a soldier who was such an avid amateur musician that he took his viola da gamba with him everywhere, including onto the battlefield. It’s on Sunday Baroque this week.

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Playlist 2024-11-03

For most of the United States, this is the weekend to set your clocks back an hour. What will you do with your extra hour? How about listening to Sunday Baroque for some musical reminders to reset your clock, including a sonata about Parisian church bells, and a Carillon Concerto? It’s about time that you listen to Sunday Baroque this weekend!

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jack-o-lantern

Playlist 2024-10-27

Nowadays, we celebrate Halloween with trick-or-treating, maybe visiting a haunted house display, or telling ghost stories. This week’s Halloween edition of Sunday Baroque includes a concerto by Antonio Vivaldi that has lots of things that go bump in the night, and an iconic piece of horror-movie music!

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Playlist 2024-10-20

Composer Esteban Salas was an important musician in Cuba during the Baroque era. He was so significant that the Conservatory of Music in Santiago de Cuba was named after him. You’ll hear one of Esteban Salas’ choral compositions, and you’ll hear a performance by a Cuban guitarist who attended the conservatory that bears his name on Sunday Baroque this weekend.

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Elisabeth Jacquet de La Guerre

Playlist 2024-10-13

The baroque era was a 150 year period in history – 1600 until 1750 – and it included musicians like George Frideric Handel, as well as other composers of their time such as Frenchwoman Elisabeth Claude Jacquet de la Guerr and Andrea Caporale. You’ll hear music by ALL of these talented composers on Sunday Baroque this week.

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Playlist 2024-10-06

October 5th is the annual observance of WORLD TEACHERS’ DAY … when we honor the contributions and influences of teachers. Sunday Baroque will feature some baroque era musicians who were also influential teachers and mentors and a few of the talented students they inspired. We’re celebrating some musical teachers on Sunday Baroque.

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Bologna, Italy

Playlist 2024-09-29

Travel is a great way to expand our horizons, and musicians often took advantage of their travels to listen, learn, and copy from their counterparts in other lands. Composers including Georg Philipp Telemann, Johann Meder, and Anna Bon were inspired by the music and musicians they heard on their travels . You’ll hear music by some baroque era world travelers this weekend on Sunday Baroque.

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Playlist 2024-09-22

Violinist Rachel Barton Pine has a brand new album out! This time, she’s playing Sonatas by Arcangelo Corelli. And as usual, she’s enlisted some super-talented friends to play with her. You can audition their new recording and hear them play one of Arcangelo Corelli’s groundbreaking sonatas this weekend.

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Playlist 2024-09-15

National Hispanic Heritage Month is annually celebrated from September 15 to October 15 in the United States. This weekend you’ll hear music by baroque era composers who were born or worked in Mexico, Spain, and Bolivia and other countries. You’ll also hear performance by an outstanding Mexican guitarist playing an extraordinary instrument. It’s on Sunday Baroque this weekend.

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