Playlist 2019-12-01
Sunday Baroque celebrates the long Thanksgiving holiday weekend with music celebrating gratitude and feasting, including some of Georg Philipp Telemann’s flagship TAFELMUSIK chamber music series.
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Playlist 2019-11-24
Every year at this time on Sunday Baroque, host Suzanne Bona selects some of the most appealing recordings and creates a list of suggestions for holiday gift giving. Starting this Sunday, and throughout the rest of the year, you can audition some of her recommendations as the Sunday Baroque 2019 Holiday Gift List makes its debut.
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Playlist 2019-11-17
Saint Cecilia – the patron saint of music and musicians – is celebrated annually on November 22nd. Many poems were written, odes were composed and festivals were held in her honor, especially during the baroque era, and Sunday Baroque will feature some of the music celebrating Saint Cecilia.
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Playlist 2019-11-10
On the eve of our country’s annual commemoration of Veteran’s Day holiday, honoring those who have served in the armed forces, Sunday Baroque will offer musical expressions of peace and heroism today – including selections from Johann Sebastian Bach’s moving MASS IN B MINOR.
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Playlist 2019-11-03
This is the weekend Daylight Saving Time ends and clocks “fall back” an hour. Sunday Baroque will provide a musical reminder with church bells, carillons and timekeeping compositions to keep you on schedule!
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Playlist 2019-10-27
Halloween is just around the corner. We have no tricks up our sleeves — only musical treats this weekend, including demons in the underworld, and a flute concerto that goes BUMP in the night! Those are some of the Halloween highlights you’ll hear on Sunday Baroque this weekend.
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Playlist 2019-10-20
October 24th is UNITED NATIONS DAY — the annual commemoration of the establishment of the UN, celebrating peace, human rights and cooperation. Sunday Baroque will feature an international cross-section of baroque era music and performers.
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Playlist 2019-10-13
Six Concertos from the early 1700s were attributed to a “mystery composer” until well into the 20th century, when it was solved by musicologist Alfred Dunning. The composer himself had asked to conceal the attribution — he was a count and diplomat, and considered music only a hobby. You’ll hear one of those mystery concertos on Sunday Baroque.
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Playlist 19-10-06
October 5th is the annual observance of WORLD TEACHERS’ DAY … it’s an opportunity to honor the contributions and influences of teachers on our communities. Sunday Baroque will feature some baroque era musicians who were also influential teachers and the talented students they inspired.
Playlist 2019-09-29
Violinist Chiara Banchini founded her period instrument group Ensemble 415 in 1981. The chamber ensemble’s name refers to the presumed pitch for tuning instruments in the baroque era: the note “A” is calibrated at 415 herz, which is lower (flatter) than the pitch used for modern instruments. Sunday Baroque will feature a performance by Ensemble 415 so you can hear the sound of that historically informed characteristic.
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