Playlist Archives
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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…
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Playlist 2022-09-11
There is a yearning musical composition called simply “THE ADAGIO” that’s often played at solemn occasions like memorial services, and it’s been used to convey that mood in some three dozen films. Coming up on Sunday Baroque, you’ll hear that Adagio and other music perfect for quiet contemplation and reflection on Sunday Baroque this weekend.
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Playlist 2022-09-04
For some musicians in the baroque era, making music was only a part-time profession … some strategically worked day jobs until they could support themselves in music, some had family wealth that allowed them to be dilettantes, and quite a few women composers in the baroque era were nuns who composed sacred music for their…