Alexandre Tharaud is an unusual musician – unlike most other professional musicians who are pianists, he chooses NOT to have a piano in his home. He’s afraid he might be tempted to poke around and improvise, so he goes to practice at various friends’ homes. You’ll hear Alexandre Tharaud playing beautiful solos by Francois Couperin on Sunday Baroque this weekend.
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April is National Humor Month … and Sunday Baroque will explore music and musicians with a sense of humor, such as Georg Philip Telemann’s Burlesque Overture, which is a musical caricature of the 16th century Commedia dell’arte characters: Scaramouches, Harlequin, Columbine, and Pierrot.
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The Autumnal Equinox falls on September 23rd this year, and Sunday Baroque will celebrate the last Sunday of Summer with a showcase of music by composers inspired by the seasons, including Giovanni Antonio Guido, one of Antonio Vivaldi’s imaginative Italian contemporaries.
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For every familiar composer like Bach and Handel, there were countless other baroque era musicians whose names are not nearly as well known. That doesn’t mean they weren’t as talented or that their music wasn’t as enjoyable. Sunday Baroque will feature a few of those undeservedly neglected baroque composers.
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