Tag: 17th century composers

Classical Sunday: Schütz’s Schwanengesang

By Anne on January 17, 2021January 16, 2021

Beautiful, and somewhat haunting.

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Classical Sunday: de Victoria’s Last Works

By Anne on June 28, 2020June 27, 2020

Come with us on a journey to the time of St. Teresa of Ávila and St. John of the Cross.

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Classical Sunday: 10 Sonatas by Henry Purcell

By Anne on June 14, 2020June 13, 2020

Enjoy.

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Classical Sunday: Hammerschmidt’s Sacred Works

By Anne on May 10, 2020May 8, 2020

Performed by the Ensemble Weser-Renaissance Bremen

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Classical Sunday: Dowland’s Lute Works

By Anne on March 29, 2020March 27, 2020

Dowland’s genius had a pervasive influence on the music of English and continental lutenists in the early seventeenth century.

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Classical Sunday: Purcell’s Funeral For Queen Mary

By Anne on March 15, 2020March 14, 2020

Purcell composed an anthem and two elegies for Queen Mary II’s funeral, his ‘Funeral Sentences’ and ‘Music for the Funeral of Queen Mary’.

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Classical Sunday: Buxtehude’s Seven Sonatas Op. 2

By Anne on March 8, 2020March 5, 2020

Performed by the Purcell Quartet

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Classical Sunday: Bach’s Violin Concertos

By Anne on February 23, 2020February 21, 2020

Something rather well-known today. Enjoy.

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Classical Sunday: Telemann’s Paris Quartets

By Anne on January 19, 2020January 17, 2020

Chamber music is on the menu today.

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Classical Sunday: Fux’s Kaiserrequiem

By Anne on January 12, 2020January 10, 2020

Johann Joseph Fux (1660 – 1741) was an Austrian composer and court musician of the late Baroque era.

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