Playlist Archives
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Playlist 2016-08-14
Antonio Vivaldi is known as the “concerto king” for writing several hundred concertos. But what you may not know is that Vivaldi also wrote operas — nearly 100, according to the composer’s estimate — although only about 50 of them survive. You’ll hear selections from one of Vivaldi’s operas AND one of his concertos this…
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Playlist 2016-08-07
Vying for the same jobs and courting the same patrons, Johann Sebastian Bach and Georg Philipp Telemann COULD have been rivals, but instead they were friends. In honor of National Friendship Day on Sunday, you’ll hear music by both men as a highlight of Sunday Baroque.
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Playlist 2016-07-31
The 2016 Olympics open on August 5th in Rio de Janeiro, and Sunday Baroque will feature musicians engaged in feats of athleticism and competition, as well as an excerpt from Antonio Vivaldi’s Olympic-themed opera.