Beautiful Music

American flutist Doriot Anthony Dwyer was born on March 6, 1922. Like her great-aunt, Susan B. Anthony, she was also a trailblazer. In 1952, Doriot Dwyer earned the principal flute position with the Boston Symphony Orchestra, becoming the orchestra’s first female principal and only the second woman ever to earn a principal seat in a […]

Elisabeth Claude Jacquet de la Guerre was a child prodigy musician, who still a toddler when she wowed France’s King with her prowess on the harpsichord. She grew up to be a composer, too. Today’s Beautiful Music is her Sonata #2 in Bb played by violinists Adriane Post and Boel Gidholm, viola da gamba player

English conductor and musicologist Jane Glover has long had a passion for music of the baroque era. In 1975, at the age of 26, she made her made her professional conducting debut at the Wexford Festival, conducting her own edition of Francesco Cavalli’s 1652 opera L’ERITREA, and in 1978 she published biography of  Cavalli drawing

Izabella Shareyko is a conductor and co-founder of the Vienna Philharmonic Women’s Orchestra. This is their serene performance of Beautiful Music by Johann Sebastian Bach. It’s the AIR from Bach’s Third Orchestral Suite, from a live concert performance at St. Thekla Church, Vienna Wieden. (44) J.S. BACH: AIR Vienna Philharmonic Women´s Orchestra – YouTube  

One major advantage of viewing musicians online giving at-home performances is the ability to get an up-close look. You can see the instrument and the technique, you see the musicians breathe, smile, and concentrate, and it almost feels as though they’re playing just for you. Georg Philipp Telemann’s Fantasias are such intimate little gems, and

Johann Sebastian Bach’s music continues to be a touchstone for musicians. Composer Charles Gounod, who was born 68 years after Bach died, once said that, “Mozart is the most beautiful, Rossini the most brilliant, but Bach is the most comprehensive: he has said all there is to say.” Gounod used the Prelude #1 in C

I spend a lot of time looking around online for inspiring performances to share, and I’m often surprised and delighted to discover new performers and ensembles. Today I am happy to share a glorious performance of Beautiful Music by Gramophone Ghana, singing George Frideric Handel’s iconic oratorio MESSIAH. Gramophone Ghana is a Ghana-based choral and

Soprano Nicole Heaston brings a phenomenal sense of drama and passion to her performances that will knock your socks off. It’s the icing on the cake to her talent and facility as a singer. Nicole Heaston is featured singing Beautiful Music by George Frideric Handel from his opera ALCINA. It’s a February, 2015 performance of

This is Beautiful Music performed by legendary singer, Simon Estes. The renowned musician is joined by another legend, trumpeter Maurice Andre, performing THE TRUMPET SHALL SOUND from George Frideric Handel’s oratorio MESSIAH. The Estes and Andre families had something else in common: they were coal-mining families. Dr. Estes’ father was a coal miner, and Mr.

Raphaël Feuillâtre is the 2018 winner of the prestigious Guitar Foundation of America (GFA) competition. The French virtuoso started learning the instrument at age 9, and quickly showed his exceptional musical talent. In addition to his international performing career, Raphaël Feuillâtre also teaches guitar and enjoys creating transcriptions of music for his instrument. This is