Playlist Archives
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Playlist 2023-12-24
Sunday Baroque will feature cheerful holiday selections from ancient times, including a brass suite of French and English Christmas carols … music inspired by the Winter Solstice … and a charming Christmas Concerto.
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Playlist 2023-12-17
It’s all too easy to be stressed out at this time of year. So you can soothe your jangled nerves and chill out with Sunday Baroque this weekend, listening to pastoral baroque music: cheerful and idyllic, and far removed from all the chaos. The music evokes life in the countryside, with shepherds herding their flocks…
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Playlist 2023-12-10
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…
