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Beautiful Music NOW - Scots Tunes

Ensemble Hesperi
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Ensemble Hesperi

There were some terrific Scottish musicians of the baroque era, such as James Oswald. He lived and worked in Edinburgh and then London, where his title was Chamber Composer to King George III. Oswald lived from 1710-1769, and was a cellist, composer and arranger. Many of his compositions were based on Scottish folk music. Today's Beautiful Music is James Oswald's SONATA ON SCOTS TUNES played by Ensemble Hesperi.

Suzanne Bona is the host and executive producer of Sunday Baroque, a nationally syndicated weekly radio show of Baroque and early music which she originated on WSHU in 1987.