Lucrezia Orsina Vizzana was an early 17th century Italian singer, organist, and composer. She went to a convent in Bologna in 1598, where she took music lessons from her aunt, who was the convent organist. Eventually she herself became a nun AND a composer. You’ll hear some of Donna Lucrezia Vizzana’s compositions on Sunday Baroque this weekend.
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The title character of Jean Philippe Rameau’s opera-ballet PLATEE is an over-the-top, egotistical swamp beast. It’s the absurd mythological story of mischievous gods playing a mean joke on Platee. A suite from Rameau’s offbeat comic opera is a highlight of Sunday Baroque this weekend.
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Florentine composer Giuseppe Valentini was a painter and poet, as well as an outstanding violinist and composer. We might know more about him if he hadn’t been overshadowed by other musicians such as Antonio Vivaldi and Arcangelo Corelli. You’ll hear some of Giuseppe Valentini’s lovely music – a concerto featuring FOUR violins — on Sunday Baroque this weekend.
Lutenist Thomas Dunford is the son of two professional musicians who started performing professionally as a teenager. Jean Rondeau heard a harpsichord on the radio as a 6-year-old and told HIS parents he wanted to learn to make that sound, too. You’ll hear the two musicians collaborating on French Baroque music on Sunday Baroque this weekend.
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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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For many composers, making music was only a part-time profession. Two of the composers whose music you’ll hear today were nuns from their teenage years and continued to compose music from the convent. You’ll hear music composed by a range of those with other primary vocations on Sunday Baroque this weekend.
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Francesca Caccini was a singer, lutenist and composer born in 1587 – so she was active as a musician right in the early years of the baroque era that began around 1600. You can hear one of Francesca Caccini’s compositions on Sunday Baroque this weekend.
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Francesco Maria Veracini was an 18th century violin “superstar” who toured Europe playing for his fans, and turned down opportunities to work for royal patrons because he was so eager to travel and play on his own terms. You’ll hear another violin “superstar” – Rachel Barton Pine — playing one of Francesco Maria Veracini’s ACADEMIC SONATAS on Sunday Baroque this weekend.
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A fine musical instrument should be played, right? Well, a 1704 Stradivarius violin was stashed away – barely played – for most of its existence. The pristine instrument was awakened from its long slumber, nicknamed the Sleeping Beauty, and purchased in 1995 for violinist Isabelle Faust to use. You’ll hear her play music on it by Johann Sebastian Bach on Sunday Baroque this weekend.
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June has long been a popular month for weddings … maybe because it’s named after the goddess Juno, patroness of marriage. Baroque music is often used to provide a celebratory tone for wedding ceremonies and celebrations, so you’ll hear some wedding favorites on Sunday Baroque this weekend.
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