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 ...

From Feb. 21 to Feb. 23, the Handel and Haydn Society (H+H) presented a masterful performance of Johann Sebastian Bach’s complete “Brandenburg Concertos” at Harvard’s Sanders Theatre and New England ...

Coinciding with the October Brandenburg performances, the ensemble will also release two albums featuring Bach on British record label AVIE. “I’m so glad that Bach is our guide star this season, ...

Virtuosic, dynamic and overflowing with richly imaginative music, Bach’s six Brandenburg Concertos still sound as fresh and exciting today as they must have when audiences first heard these works ...

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 ...

Baltimore Symphony Orchestra concertmaster Jonathan Carney knows he’s going to look a little silly wielding a child-sized violin in the BSO’s performance of Bach’s Brandenburg Concertos. “Playing a ...

We independently select everything we recommend. Buying through us may earn us a commission, which supports our work. After a long, lazy summer, I can’t think of a better way of getting back into the ...

Paul McCartney was watching TV, saw a trumpeter playing a Bach Brandenburg Concerto on screen, and next minute invited him to play on one of the Beatles’ biggest hits. That’s how the story of the ...