Stormy seas, stinky sheep, celebratory trumpet calls and a dying man's wavering emotions – the cantatas that Johann Sebastian Bach composed during his first year in Leipzig ...
It's Bach with a twist of Beethoven, and Beethoven with a dash of Bach: in this creative concert from the 2023 Beethoven Festival, pianist Kit Armstrong explores the musical ...
Stormy seas, stinky sheep, celebratory trumpet calls and a dying man's wavering emotions – the cantatas that Johann Sebastian Bach composed during his first year in Leipzig ...
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart influenced a whole generation of composers – and then some. But who influenced him? The opening concert of the 2023 Würzburg Mozart Festival explores ...
It was a moment that changed the course of music history: 300 years ago, in 1723, Johann Sebastian Bach moved to Leipzig to take up the position of Thomaskantor, or music ...
A feverish vacation. A fascinating city. The death of a loved one: The stories behind the pieces on the opening concert of the 2023 Rheingau Music Festival are as exciting ...
It's one of Bach's finest, most inspiring compositions: the St. John Passion. He premiered it during his first year as music director of Leipzig's St. Thomas Church, where ...
When it comes to creative and impressive performances, the London-based Aurora Orchestra really stands out. In this concert from the 2022 Beethoven Festival, the ensemble ...
From floating melodies to earth-shaking chords, the panoply of sound that an organ can produce is truly impressive. You can hear the whole sonic spectrum in this special ...
Classical music listeners often forget that long-familiar and frequently heard pieces were once totally novel – but that was precisely what was highlighted in the opening ...