Playlist Archives
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Playlist 2022-10-02
Successful collaborations play an important role in musical history. In the baroque era, there was George Frideric Handel and his fan and patron Charles Jennens, who partnered with him on several oratorios, including SAUL. And there was James Paisible who worked with English playwright and actor Colley Cibbers on his comedy SHE WOU’D AND SHE…
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Playlist 2022-09-25
Infusion Baroque is a Canadian quartet – they were winners of the Grand Prize and Audience Prize at the 2014 Early Music America Baroque Performance Competition. Back in the late 1990s, Concord Ensemble won the Grand Prize in the very FIRST Early Music America/Dorian Recording Competition. You’ll hear performances by BOTH trailblazing groups on Sunday…
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Playlist 2022-09-18
Venetian violinist Maddalena Lombardini was born into a poor family, and went to study music at a Venetian orphanage as a little girl. She showed talent, and soon she was studying with the famous composer and violin teacher Giuseppe Tartini, which paved the way for her to become a professional musician and launch a successful…