Dad gives son the car keys, he takes it for a spin, and loses control of the vehicle. Sound familiar? Well, THIS boy was the mythological Phaeton … and the family car was the chariot of the sun. Jean-Baptiste Lully wrote an opera about them, and you’ll hear some of it on Sunday Baroque this weekend.
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Johann Sebastian Bach composed at least three gospel narratives of the Passion, although only two complete versions survive. Bach’s St. Matthew Passion was first performed on Good Friday at St. Thomas Church in Leipzig in 1727, and when it was revived about a century later, its performance helped rekindle an interest in Bach’s music. Sunday Baroque will feature some of Bach’s Passion music.
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