French pianist Helene Grimaud has a condition called synesthesia – which means that some of her senses overlap. Numbers and certain musical pitches or keys correspond in her brain with COLORS. You can hear Helene Grimaud playing from the richly-colored palette of Johann Sebastian Bach on Sunday Baroque this week.
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There was a rich musical scene in Mexico during the baroque era. Some composers were born in the so-called “New Spain,” and others migrated there from Europe and elsewhere to practice their craft. You’ll hear music by a few of the composers who lived and worked in Mexico during the 17th and 18th centuries on Sunday Baroque this week.
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Acclaimed harpsichordist Mahan Esfahani – the first and only harpsichordist to be named a BBC New Generation Artist, and the youngest ever recipient of the Wigmore Medal – is an outspoken and passionate advocate for his instrument. Although the harpsichord is most closely associated with baroque music, Mahan Esfahani’s repertory is large and diverse, from
During the baroque era in the 17th and 18th centuries, people didn’t have the ability to travel as far and wide as we do today. Anything unfamiliar was seen as “exotic” or “foreign” and could be a source of great fascination and inspiration for baroque era musicians. Georg Philipp Telemann portrayed his impressions of the Swiss, the Muscovites, the Turks and the Portuguese in his FOLK OVERTURE on Sunday Baroque this weekend.
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Every December Sunday Baroque host Suzanne Bona compiles a list of suggested recordings you might want to put on your gift list. And every week throughout the month, you have a chance to audition these recent releases. This year’s List includes an exciting performance by Apollo’s Fire Baroque Orchestra of the SPRING Concerto by Antonio Vivaldi, and it’s one of the highlights on Sunday Baroque this weekend.
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Every year at this time, I compile a list of some of my favorite recent recordings to recommend for your holiday gift giving. For many years the goal has been pretty straightforward: to give you practical guidance and take away a little bit of the stress of getting ready for the holiday season, which can
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Successful collaborations play an important role in musical history. In the baroque era, there was George Frideric Handel and his fan and patron Charles Jennens, who partnered with him on several oratorios, including SAUL. And there was James Paisible who worked with English playwright and actor Colley Cibbers on his comedy SHE WOU’D AND SHE WOU’D NOT. Those are a couple of the productive collaborations coming up on Sunday Baroque this weekend.
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German organist and composer Johann Sebastian Bach was born in March of 1685, and every year Sunday Baroque throws a little birthday celebration for the composer. This year, for the first time, it’s a two-part celebration. This weekend is the first installment of the Bach Birthday Bash, and it includes performances by young musicians who love Bach, such as recorder player Lucie Horsch, flutist Brandon Patrick George, and the Catalyst Quartet. It’s the Bach Birthday Bash on Sunday Baroque this weekend.
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The 20th century was a grand and glorious age of brilliant virtuoso musicians, but what does the future hold for classical music? Sunday Baroque will highlight some of the thirty-somethings who are keeping the tradition of great music alive, including violinist Hilary Hahn, harpsichordist Mahan Esfahani and mandolin virtuoso Chris Thile.
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