Playlist Archives
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Playlist 2016-04-24
England’s River Thames is much cleaner today than it was in centuries past, when it doubled as a sewer line. It certainly changes how we think of King George’s cruise on the Thames with George Frideric Handel and his musicians performing their Water Music! Sunday Baroque features a sparklingly clean performance of some of Handel’s…
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Playlist 2016-04-17
The annual tax deadline has passed, and Sunday Baroque will help you celebrate and relax with a look at baroque composers and their money. Francesco Geminiani, for example, loved the finer things in life and lived way beyond his means, while Michael Praetorius saved enough to leave money in his will to start a charitable…
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Playlist 2016-04-10
William Shakespeare was born in April 1564, only a few years before the baroque era began. Music played a significant role in Shakespeare’s plays, whether to set a mood or further the story. Sunday Baroque celebrates Shakespeare and some of the music his work inspired over the centuries.