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Johann Sebastian Bach wrote over 1,000 pieces of music, but modern symphony audiences rarely get to hear his work. The San ...
In a recital sold out in less than a minute, Lim, 21, gives bold yet intricately detailed interpretation of Bach's ...
French baroque quartet Nevermind, named for Nirvana’s iconic grunge album, bring their own unique style to Bach’s beloved ...
Denk has performed Bach extensively in his career, with recordings that include Bach's "Goldberg Variations." In 2015 in Mechanics Hall, also with the Academy of St. Martin in the Fields ...
Shimizu also arranged Bach’s “Goldberg Variations” for five saxophones (his “Saxophonettes”) and four contrabasses, starting in 2010. Various quirks of the horn, like jazzy runs and ...
He was a madman,” says oboist Caitlin Broms-Jacobs about 17th-century composer Jean-Baptiste Lully. “They used to conduct with these huge walking sticks, which they pounded on the floor, but he got ...
Sir Elton John has been named the 2025 recipient of the Glenn Gould Prize. A wide range of creative talents have won the award over the years. John is only the second to come from the (broadly defined ...
In a remarkable celebration of art and culture, and in alignment with the UAE’s “Year of Community,” Abu Dhabi Festival’s ...
The Goldberg Variations, and The Well-Tempered Clavier have been doing constant brisk business across wide swaths of the world. Here, too, we have celebrated Bach’s contribution to the aural and ...
Bach Week previously presented chamber concerts and recitals as well as big choral-orchestral extravaganzas — the complete Goldberg Variations, for example, or cantatas, or a candlelight concert ...
Explore our masterpiece guide to Bach’s ‘Goldberg Variations’ featuring Lang Lang’s studio and live recordings of the monumental work. It consists of 30 variations on one aria, it lasts ...