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18th century musician Joseph Boulogne was multi-talented – he was a fantastic violin player, an expert swordsman and horseman – and a gifted composer and conductor.
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Rachel Barton Pine not only plays violin, she also plays viola d'amore – an unusual instrument that generally resembles a violin, but has TWO sets of strings: one played directly with a bow, and the other that provides sympathetic vibrations.
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This week on Sunday Baroque, Suzanne Bona shares performances by some of the talented top-tier musicians she has interviewed for her podcast, such as harpsichordist and conductor Jeannette Sorrell, who founded the period instrument group Apollo’s Fire.
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Emmanuelle Haim is an award-winning harpsichordist and conductor … and while she performs all over the world in both roles, she has ALSO founded her own period instrument ensemble.
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On the first Sunday of the new year, Sunday Baroque is celebrating with some of the greatest hits of the baroque era. They include a bit of summer warmth courtesy of Antonio Vivaldi.
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The final Sunday of the year is the perfect time to revisit some of the best baroque recordings of 2023. Sunday Baroque this weekend will feature some of them.
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Sunday Baroque will feature cheerful holiday selections from ancient times, including a brass suite of French and English Christmas carols … music inspired by the Winter Solstice … and a charming Christmas Concerto.
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Soothe your jangled nerves and chill out with Sunday Baroque this weekend, listening to pastoral baroque music: cheerful and idyllic, and far removed from all the chaos.
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Albrecht Mayer has a new recording called BACH GENERATIONS – it has music by Johann Sebastian Bach, one of his older cousins, and two of his musical sons.
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This Thanksgiving holiday weekend, you’ll hear music of thankfulness, including a suite called GRATITUDE … and one of English composer Henry Purcell’s musical expressions of thanks.