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Anna’s Baroque Bon Bons

Anna’s Baroque Bon Bons delves into the tales of the musicians, patrons, composers and instruments of the Baroque period. From the esteemed Handel having his life saved by his jacket button while duelling to the latest discoveries of Baroque scores in dusty attics. Each weekly Bon Bon is accompanied by a piece of Baroque music which ties in with the story.

Anna is a music teacher and freelance lecturer. She plays the harpsichord and has a fascination for all that is Baroque.
Weekly English South Africa TV & Film
506 Episodes
480 – 500

Anna's Baroque Bon Bons - 2 August 2016

Bach in Brazil. TRACK: Villa Lobos: Aria Cantilena. ARTIST: Anna Moffo with Leopold Stokowski and the American Symphony Orchestra. PUBLISHER: Love Classics 2009 Sony
2 Aug 2016 5 min

Anna's Baroque Bon Bons - 26 July 2016

Instrument swapping at the Pieta. TRACK: Vivaldi: Concerto in C major RV 555, 3rd Movement, Allegro. ARTIST: The King’s Consort conducted by Robert King. PUBLISHER: Vivaldi: Concerti con molti istromenti Hyperion (1998)
26 Jul 2016 5 min

Anna's Baroque Bon Bons - 19 July 2016

A trumpet for nuns. TRACK: Vivaldi - Concerto for Violin “in tromba marina” in G major RV 311. Allegro and Andante. ARTIST: Adrian Chandler and La Serenissima. ALBUM:The Four Seasons and Concertos for Bassoon and Violin “in Tromba Marina” PUBLISHER: Serenissima (2015)
19 Jul 2016 6 min

Anna's Baroque Bon Bons - 12 July 2016

Soler’s harpsichord compositions. TRACK: Soler: Sonata 84 in D Major. ARTIST: Jacques Ogg. PUBLISHER: Soler: Fandango 12 Sonatas, Globe 5060 (2006)
12 Jul 2016 5 min

Anna's Baroque Bon Bons - 5 July 2016

The softer side of Louis XIV. TRACK: Les Sylvains de Mr. Couperin by Robert de Visée. ARTIST: Rolf Lislevand. PUBLISHER: La Mascerade (2016) ECM New Series
5 Jul 2016 6 min

Anna's Baroque Bon Bons - 28 June 2016

The Virtuosic Baroque Bassoon. TRACK: Bassoon Concerto in C Major by Graupner. ARTIST: Peter Whelan (bassoon) with The Irish Baroque Orchestra conducted by Monica Huggett. PUBLISHER: “Concerti Bizarri” Linn Records 2016
28 Jun 2016 5 min

Anna's Baroque Bon Bons - 21 June 2016

Telemann’s errant wife. TRACK: Telemann “Voglio far” from Pimpinone. ARTIST: Julianne Baird with the Baroque Orchestra of St. Luke's under Rudolph Palmer. PUBLISHER: 1990 Newport Classic
21 Jun 2016 7 min

Anna's Baroque Bon Bons - 14 June 2016

A wedding behind bars. TRACK: Giovanni Paisiello: Mandolin Concerto in E-Flat Major: I. Allegro maestoso. ARTIST: Claudio Scimone, I Solisti Veneti & Ugo Orlandi. PUBLISHER: 40 Most Beautiful Relaxing Classics, Warner Classics 2011
14 Jun 2016 7 min

Anna's Baroque Bon Bons - 7 June 2016

The colourful Cardinal Ottoboni. TRACK: Corelli's Concerto grosso in B flat, Op. 6, No. 11: II. Allemanda: Allegro. ARTIST: The English Concert & Trevor Pinnock. PUBLISHER: From Album - Corelli: 6 Concertos Grosso Op. 6, Archiv 1988
7 Jun 2016 5 min

Anna's Baroque Bon Bons - 31 May 2016

Heinichen’s Violin Concerto – first performance. TRACK: Heinichen’s violin concerto in A minor, II, Allegro. ARTIST: Johannes Pramsohler & International Baroque Players. PUBLISHER: Pisendel, Violin Concertos from Dresden, Raum Klang 2012
31 May 2016 6 min

Anna's Baroque Bon Bons - 24 May 2016

The affair of the 5ths. TRACK: Allemande from Corelli’s 3rd Trio Sonata ARTIST: The Avison EnsemblE. PUBLISHER: The Avison Ensemble Corelli: Opus 2 and 4 Chamber Sonatas CKD 413 Linn Records (2013)
24 May 2016 4 min

Anna's Baroque Bon Bons - 17 May 2016

The orphaned Bach TRACK: Bach: Fugue in G minor for violin and continuo ARTIST: Johannes Pramsohler (violin) & Philippe Grisvard (harpsichord). PUBLISHER: From Album: Bach and Entourage Audax Records 2015
17 May 2016 6 min

Anna's Baroque Bon Bons - 10 May 2016

Salome of the Baroque TRACK: Stradella “Queste Lagrime e Sospiri” ARTIST: Patricia Petibon with the Venice Baroque Orchestra under Andrea Marcon PUBLISHER: From “Rosso, Italian Baroque Arias” Deutsches Grammophone
10 May 2016 7 min

Anna's Baroque Bon Bons - 3 May 2016

Scarlatti’s Cat TRACK: Scarlatti: Cats Fugue in G Minor K30 ARTIST: Elaine Comparone (Harpsichord) PUBLISHER: From “The Cat’s Fugue” LEMS 8043, 2000
3 May 2016 5 min

Anna's Baroque Bon Bons - 26 April 2016

The discovery of John Hebden’s Concertos. TRACK: John Hebden: Allegro from the Concerto for Strings and Basso Continuo No. 1 in A Major. ARTIST: London Early Opera conducted by Bridget Cunningham. PUBLISHER: Signum Classics: Handel at Vauxhall 2016
26 Apr 2016 6 min

Anna's Baroque Bon Bons - 19 April 2016

Hotteterre and the nightingale. TRACK: Jacques Hotteterre – “Pourquoy, doux rossignol. ARTIST: Rachel Brown with James Johnstone and Mark Caudle. PUBLISHER: Chandos: French Baroque Flute Music 1993
19 Apr 2016 5 min

Anna's Baroque Bon Bons - 12 April 2016

Pachelbel – beyond the canon. TRACK: Musikalische Ergötzung, Suite in C Major, P. 374: IV. Ciacona ARTIST: Gli Incogniti & Amandine Beyer PUBLISHER: Pachelbel: Un orage d’avril Harmonia Mundi 2016
12 Apr 2016 5 min

Anna's Baroque Bon Bons - 5 April 2016

The Private Pleasure of Prince Esterhazy. TRACK: Haydn – Allegro di Molto from the Baryton Trio No 97 by Haydn ARTIST: Finnish Baryton Trio PUBLISHER: “Haydn, The Private Pleasure of Prince Esterhazy” 2011 Siba Records
5 Apr 2016 6 min

Anna's Baroque Bon Bons - 29 March 2016

Baroque Violin Virtuosity. TRACK: Locatelli’s Sonata in D Minor, Op. 6 No. 12: IV. Allegro ARTIST: Igor Ruhadze (violin) with the Ensemble Violini Capricciosi PUBLISHER: “Locatelli’s Violin Sonatas” Brilliant Classics
29 Mar 2016 5 min

Anna's Baroque Bon Bons - 22 March 2016

A touch of Baroque Minimalism. TRACK: Johann Paul von Westhoff – Sonata for Violin and Continuo III: Imitazione delle Campane ARTIST: Daniel Hope (violin) PUBLISHER: “Air – A Baroque Journey” Deutsche Gramophone
22 Mar 2016 4 min
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