In 1746 George Frideric Handel was commissioned to compose an oratorio for a victory celebration. He based the work on the heroic story of Judah Maccabee – the Jewish leader who defended his country from invasion and whose story informs the celebration of Hanukkah. You’ll hear selections from Handel’s heroic Judas Maccabaeus oratorio on Sunday Baroque this week.
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The principal oboist for the Berlin Philharmonic LOVES baroque music, and LOVES to play chamber music. Albrecht Mayer has a new recording called BACH GENERATIONS – it has music by Johann Sebastian Bach, one of his older cousins, and two of his musical sons, and it’s on the 2023 Sunday Baroque Holiday Gift List. You can audition a selection from the album on Sunday Baroque this weekend.
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Every year at this time, Suzanne Bona compiles her suggestions for holiday gift giving for music lovers. Starting this week, you can audition selections from the 2023 Holiday Gift List. You’ll hear a spectacular solo guitar recording from a young French guitar virtuoso and Neapolitan baroque cello music. It’s on Sunday Baroque this weekend.
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Monarchies bankrolled a significant amount of baroque era music. And a few royals like Princess Wilhelmine in the 18th century, were hands-on music lovers who composed music themselves! You’ll hear one of Princess Wilhelmine’s Flute Sonatas this weekend on Sunday Baroque.
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Composer, singer and harpsichordist Elizabeth Claude Jacquet de la Guerre was a wildly successful musician in the 18th century. She began her lifelong journey in music when she was barely out of toddlerhood, and grew up to be a respected musician. You’ll enjoy one of Elizabeth Claude Jacquet de la Guerre’s Sonatas on Sunday Baroque this weekend.
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For most of the US, this is the weekend to set your clock 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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HALLOWEEN is coming up – and nowadays it’s celebrated with trick-or-treating, haunted houses and ghost stories are popular ways to celebrate. And in ancient times, the occasion was observed as the eve of the new year – a time when the worlds of the living and the dead overlapped. You’ll hear a sneaky, creepy concerto by Antonio Vivaldi, and an ICONIC piece of horror-movie music on a Halloween edition of Sunday Baroque.
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October 24th is UNITED NATIONS DAY — the annual commemoration of the establishment of the UN, celebrating peace, human rights and cooperation. You’ll hear an international cross-section of music, including a 16th century Portuguese composer, an 18th century Swedish musician, and some anonymous 17th century Bolivian compositions. It’s on Sunday Baroque this weekend.
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When you think of baroque era musicians, you may well think of composers from Italy, Germany, France, England, or Spain. Well … this weekend we’ll feature music by two Guatemalan musicians from the baroque era. It’s a recording from the Grammy-nominated group El Mundo and you’ll hear some of it on Sunday Baroque.
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The second Monday in October is Canada’s annual THANKSGIVING DAY holiday! We can all be thankful for the many outstanding Canadian musicians and ensembles, including some who are particularly dedicated to playing baroque music. You’ll be treated to brilliant performances by Canadian groups on Sunday Baroque this weekend.
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