It’s a shame that we don’t get to play much music from the Baroque period (1600–1750) in my orchestral job. It almost seems as though the people responsible for making the decisions on programming don ...

The Beatles’ 1968 song “Blackbird” from their eponymous “White Album” has become one of the Fab Four’s most distinctive songs in their catalogue, and as it turns out, a song for which we have Baroque ...

There’s been some lovely music composed for Easter, including a brand-new recording of Johann Sebastian Bach’s Easter Oratorio, which he wrote to celebrate the holiday in Leipzig, Germany, in 1725.

There are countless great composers in classical music.Chopin, Liszt, Brahms, Tchaikovsky, Wagner, Debussy...Even so, there ...

You’ve probably heard the mandolin, but you may NOT have heard music by Johann Sebastian Bach played on the mandolin. Avi Avital wants to change that. Hear Avi Avital play his arrangement of one of ...

“When in doubt, cite Grout,” my mother said. She was referring to Donald Jay Grout’s “A History of Western Music.” First published by W.W. Norton in 1960, it has gone through 10 editions and is ...

Dr. Elizabeth Yuko is a bioethicist and adjunct professor of ethics at Fordham University. She has written for The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Atlantic, Rolling Stone, CNN & Playboy. Fans ...

WILLIAMSBURG — Williamsburg Baroque, an award-winning early music ensemble, opens its third season Sept. 19 with an ...

Chicago's Bach in the City will open its second season with Fantasticus: Bach and Before on October 4 at DePaul University's ...

Celebrating its fifth year, Upper Valley Baroque is turning to the music of Johann Sebastian Bach, not only because he is the greatest of Baroque composers, but because his music proves a balm for ...

La Follia begins its all-Bach concert season with a performance of Brandenburg Concertos 3, 5, and 6, as well as the Orchestral suite no. 2 in B minor. Featured are Bruce Williams and Suzanna Giordano ...

Google’s Doodles are often elaborate creations, but the upcoming Doodle to celebrate the birthday of composer Johann Sebastian Bach is positively baroque. With the help of artificial intelligence, the ...