The only known surviving full-length opera by French violinist and composer Jean-Marie Leclair is mythological love story, and a cautionary tale about a mortal fisherman who fell in love with the a nymph and tried to get a love potion from a witch. You’ll hear a suite from the opera played by a musical ensemble founded by a married couple who met at a gig decades ago! It’s on Sunday Baroque this week.
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National Hispanic Heritage Month is annually celebrated from September 15 to October 15 in the United States. This weekend you’ll hear music by baroque era composers who were born or worked in Mexico, Spain, and Bolivia and other countries. You’ll also hear performance by an outstanding Mexican guitarist playing an extraordinary instrument. It’s on Sunday Baroque this weekend.
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This weekend, on the first Sunday of the new year, Sunday Baroque is celebrating with some of the greatest hits of the baroque era. They include one of the Brandenburg Concertos by Johann Sebastian Bach, a suite by Georg Philipp Telemann that is an international musical buffet, and a bit of summer warmth courtesy of Antonio Vivaldi. It’s on Sunday Baroque this weekend.
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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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June is “National Rivers Month” – an occasion to focus on the environmental health and importance of rivers. This weekend you’ll hear some of George Frideric Handel’s music written to perform on the River Thames, and Georg Philipp Telemann’s music celebrating the Alster River in Hamburg. It’s on Sunday Baroque this weekend.
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Independence Day weekend features US musical ensembles playing baroque music, including Handel’s Music for the Royal Fireworks! We’ll hear from Philadelphia, Des Moines, Boston, New Haven, Indianapolis, New York, Boulder, Los Angeles, San Francisco, & Pittsburgh. It’s a celebration of our nation’s birthday from Sunday Baroque.
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