It’s not all about the Brandenburg Concertos – but it’s a good place to start! Discover the magic behind Bach’s fantastic Baroque orchestral music. Of Bach’s mammoth output of more than 1100 ...
J.S. Bach may have been light on concertos, but when he did compose them he made sure they were special. Here's where to start with his violin concertos. Concertos don't take up a huge amount of room ...
To celebrate Monica Huggett’s 25 years as artistic director of the Portland Baroque Orchestra, the ensemble will launch “Monica’s Dream Season” with Bach’s “Brandenburg Concertos” – all six of them – ...
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Bach’s Brandenburg Concertos are masterpieces of orchestral colour, and these landmark recordings by the Orchestra of the Antipodes on period instruments bring out all the warmth and beauty of the ...
A concert dedicated to Bach’s enigmatic Musical Offering showcased the precision of Rinaldo Alessandrini’s ensemble, while highlighting the austerity of the work The Concerto Italiano and its ...
The Grigoryan Brothers return with an album of J.S. Bach’s best-loved concertos, newly arranged for two guitars and orchestra. The two great forces in J.S. Bach’s life were music and family - somewhat ...
Within any classical musical genre, there are two sorts of piece. There are the thousands of routine works which have vanished completely. And there are the few dozens which soar above routine, and ...
Concerto for Keyboard and Orchestra Il Convito Maude Gratton, Director, Harpsichord Wilhelm Friedemann Bach, Composer Sinfonia, 'Dissonance' Il Convito Wilhelm Friedemann Bach, Composer Maude Gratton, ...