Bachfest 2026At the "Bach We Are Family" event during the June 2026 Bachfest in the Nikolaikirche, Leipzig (Germany), Sir John Eliot Gardiner did not lead a single specific cantata. Instead, he conducted yesterday the audience, soloists, and The Constellation... See More » (1)
Amazing pieces of classical music - 48What in the world was going on through Johann Sebastian Bach's head when he composed his Fifth Brandenburg's Concerto's Cadenza? It sounds completely different from most of his other keyboard works. The first written out cadenza in any keyboard work... See More » (3)
There was a DVD of Bach's Cantatas where a guy and lady had a duetand if I ever hear that movement again on YT, will be a glorious day. Will be going through a Karl Richter cycle first off and new favorite moments will emerge as Easter eggs in his whole Cantata work, which are where some of Bach's most treasured... See More »
Glenn Gould playing BachGlenn Gould is and was my favorite Canadian, world renowned pianist, eccentric, I like how he hummed while playing, some of these recordings may have taken those out because some people seem to think it mars the experience. Music for reading year... See More » (2)
Amazing pieces of classical music - 7Not many pieces of music are really performed to heavenly perfection like this one. In short, it's out of this world. Johann Sebastian Bach's St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244, Part 2: No. 58a: "Und da sie an die Stätte kamen" (Und da sie an die Stätte... See More » (1)
When it comes to the Brandenberg ConcertosOf the 3 big recordings Pinnock, Harnoncourt and Richter, RICHTER is my choice. If I wasn't so lazy i'd put together all my favorite little movements from larger bodies of Baroque works together, in one word simply the adagios (1)
