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The annual tax deadline has passed, and Sunday Baroque will help you celebrate and relax with a look at baroque composers and their money. Francesco Geminiani, for example, loved the finer things in life and lived way beyond his means, while Michael Praetorius saved enough to leave money in his will to start a charitable organization.

William Shakespeare was born in April 1564, only a few years before the baroque era began. Music played a significant role in Shakespeare’s plays, whether to set a mood or further the story. Sunday Baroque celebrates Shakespeare and some of the music his work inspired over the centuries.

April is International Guitar Month, and Sunday Baroque will feature some outstanding guitarists playing Baroque music. They include the legendary musician Andres Segovia, who promoted the instrument on the concert stage, nurtured young performers, and increased the guitar repertory thanks to many musical arrangements.

This Week’s Links Easter Easter symbols and traditions Nikolaus Harononcourt First Hour Orlando Gibbons (1583-1625), I am the Resurrection and the Life, Stile Antico, Harmonia Mundi HMU 807555, PASSION & RESURRECTION: MUSIC INSPIRED BY HOLY WEEK Georg Philipp Telemann (1681-1767), Suite in F major for Two Horns and Strings, Franz Liszt Chamber Orchestra, Janos Rolla,