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In the late 1730s, Johann Sebastian Bach composed four short masses in Latin in part, by selecting portions from his earlier works and putting them together in new and ingenious ways, resulting in musically rich mass settings. On this edition of Baroque&Before, Fredrik Malmberg leads the Swedish Radio Choir and Capella Suecia in one of these short masses, BWV 236 in G Major. The beloved cantata “Sleepers Awake” opens the concert.

Jun 5, 2024 | wfmt.com | Candice Agree

Viola da gambist Fahmi Alqhai and guitarist Kiyoshi Shomura bring us a recital of works by Diego Ortiz, Antonio de Cabezón, Luis de Milán and other composers of 15th through 17th century Spain, El Siglo de Oro. Tonight’s program was recorded live in concert June 9, 2023, in Tokyo’s Oji Hall. Thanks to WFMT’s association with the European Broadcasting Union. we’re able to bring you tonight’s program as a stream for thirty days following the broadcast.

May 29, 2024 | wfmt.com | Candice Agree

Oratorios were to seventeenth-century Romans what movies are to us. What could be more entertaining than stories of saints full of action and emotion, with highly complex theological doctrines and existential experiences of faith? Concerto Romano, specialists in Roman music of the Renaissance and Baroque periods, brings us the complete range of high-Baroque musical drama: angels and demons, saints and sinners, in a variety of instrumental environments.

May 22, 2024 | wfmt.com | Candice Agree

Love is complicated. At the turn of the 17th century, the Italian Mannerists celebrated the joys and sorrows of love. But few know how to express the rollercoaster of emotions in such a suggestive and multifaceted way as the Venetian Barbara Strozzi. Male soprano Federico Fiorio joins La florida Capella for a program of instrumental treasures by Barbara Strozzi and her contemporaries: Giovanni Battista Vitali, Antonio Cesti, Giovanni Buonaventura Viviani, Maurizio Cazzati, and others.

May 15, 2024 | wfmt.com | Candice Agree

On this edition of Baroque&Before, historically-informed violinist Eva Saladin, baroque cellist Daniel Rosin, and harpsichordist Johannes Keller present works by composers who lived or worked in Naples in the 18th century: Mascitti, Matteis, Cailò, Scarlatti, Lonati, and Piani. Tonight’s program was recorded on January 20, 2021 in Basel’s Stadtcasino, as part of the Basel Early Music Festival.