Today’s Beautiful Music features Peruvian composer Ignacio Quispe, whose secular work A señores los de buen gusto was published in the year 1700. This performance is by Ensemble Elyma, Schola Cantorum Cantate Domino conducted by Gabriel Garrido.
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The Autumnal Equinox is today, marking the arrival of the fall season in the Northern Hemisphere. Today’s Beautiful Music features the cheery opening movement of Antonio Vivaldi’s AUTUMN Violin Concerto from the Four Seasons. It’s played by Bolivian-born violinist and conductor Jaime Laredo with the Scottish Chamber Orchestra.
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Today’s Beautiful Music is the world premiere performance of music by Mexican composer Manuel de Sumaya (aka Zumaya), who lived from 1678 until 1755.. Sumaya was a church musician, and ADJUVA NOS DEUS (Help us, O God, of our salvation;) is one of his sacred compositions. Markdavin Obenza leads his Seattle-based Byrd Ensemble in this
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Today’s Beautiful Music comes from Bolivia. The group VIA ARTIS Konsort plays Anaustia, a popular Baroque tune thought to date back to the 17th century. The song is in the Chiquitano language. You can read more about the Jesuit Missions in Bolivia, and the endangered Chiquitano language using the links below. https://www.worldheritagesite.org/list/Jesuit+Missions+of+the+Chiquitos
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Patricia Garcia Gil is an award-winning Spanish keyboard player whose specialties are piano and fortepiano. As a performer she has a broad repertory, with a particular interest in Spanish and underrepresented female composers’ music.. Today’s Beautiful Music features Patricia Garcia Gil performing music by Johann Christian Bach, Ignaz Moscheles, and Franz Schubert.
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María Romero Ramos is a Venezuelan-born musician who plays both modern and baroque violin. She is an Assistant Professor of the Practice in Violin and Baroque Violin and Director of Historical Performance at Vanderbilt University Blair School of Music. Today’s Beautiful Music features Maria Romero Ramos in two roles: performing and teaching. She is one
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National Hispanic Heritage Month in the United States is celebrated from September 15 through October 15. The observance began in 1968, and it is an occasion to honor the histories and cultures of Spain, Mexico, the Caribbean and Central and South America. Today’s Beautiful Music kicks off Hispanic Heritage Month with music by Cuban composer
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It’s a hectic, noisy world filled with distractions and responsibilities all week long. This weekend Sunday Baroque will help you turn down and tune out the noise with serene and contemplative music of reflection. The offerings include an uplifting motet for 40 voices by 16th century English church musician Thomas Tallis. Enjoy some peaceful sounds on Sunday Baroque this weekend.
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Some Beautiful Music from 18th century Peru for you today — it’s a villancico by JOSÉ DE OREJÓN Y APARICIO (1705-1765),”Por besar de este Fénix las plantas.” Villancicos are a form of Spanish song with folksong origins that tell poetic or religious narratives.
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Today’s offering is Beautiful Music by Manuel De Sumaya, an outstanding Mexican musician who lived from c. 1678 – 1755. Sumaya was a church musician — he served as chapelmaster at the Cathedral in Mexico City. He composed this cheerful villancico — Sol-Fa de Pedro — in 1715 as part of his audition for that
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