Christian Ludwig, an 18th-century nobleman with the title of Margrave of Brandenburg, didn’t deserve the immortality that J.S. Bach’s music has given him. The 35-year-old Bach, at the margrave’s ...
No one needs to be told why “The Messiah” or “The Nutcracker” have become Christmas perennials. There are, of course, further Christmas-themed works of glory galore. It’s time we dig out Bach’s joyous ...
Julia Fischer is one of the fastest-rising stars in the classical music world today. She came to widespread attention in 2007 as winner of the prestigious Artist of the Year prize at the Classic FM ...
Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. There are so many recordings of Bach’s Brandenburg Concertos that a unique selling point is helpful for any new ...
In these days of uncertainty, music can provide a safe haven, an escape, or even a boost of energy. I've found all of that and more in a new recording of the music of Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach, the ...
No one needs to be told why “The Messiah” or “The Nutcracker” have become Christmas perennials. There are, of course, further Christmas-themed works of glory galore. It’s time we dig out Bach’s joyous ...
For any Twin Cities lover of the arts, there’s usually a particular December date they make every year. For theatergoers, it might be the Guthrie’s “A Christmas Carol” or — a tradition of more recent ...
Bach-in-jazz tunes from Ornette Coleman, Aki Takase and Bud Powell and we'll sample "Promises" an electro-acoustic symphonic masterpiece from Floating Points & Pharoah Sanders.' Then, Yusef Lateef's ...
Treat yourself and your loved ones to an exceptional concert in the beautiful candlelit setting of St Mary le Strand. The outstanding musicians of The Piccadilly Sinfonietta, along with renowned ...