Bach’s Mass in B Minor begins with a majestic howl of pain—four adagio bars that combine formal grandeur with writhing interior lines, as if figures in a cathedral frieze of the Last Judgment were ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. The first publisher of Bach’s Mass in B Minor, Hans Georg Nägeli, called it the “greatest musical work of art ...

Performances in N.Y.C. Advertisement Supported by An exceptional account of Bach’s Mass in B minor, traditional and unusual string quartets, and Thomas Adès suites are among the highlights. Julie ...

Raphaël Pichon’s ensemble and fine lineup of soloists bring rich expression to Bach’s dramatic oratorio – with unswerving gravitas from Huw Montague Rendall as Jesus Bach never came closer to writing ...

In Search of Bach In four concerts at four rare historic venues, Raphaël Pichon and the Pygmalion Ensemble follow the stages of Johann Sebastian Bach's biography in Thuringia, the region in central ...

'One of the most gripping and impactful recordings of the Monteverdi Vespers of 1610 out there, bursting with energy and passion at every opportunity' (Gramophone) with Bach's motet, O Jesu Christ.

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The Israel Camerata Jerusalem performs W.F. Bach - Symphony no. 64; J.S. Bach - Brandenburg Concerto no. 3; J.C.F. Bach - Pygmalion, cantata for bass and orchestra; J ...

Having recently tasted Pygmalion’s ravishing performances of two Bach cantatas for solo soprano with Sabine Devieilhe (Erato, 12/21), I sensed – especially in Cantata No 199, Mein Herze schwimmt im ...

The Vespers, like Bach’s B Minor Mass, was not heard complete in the composer’s lifetime, and may indeed not even have been conceived to have been heard in a single sitting. As Bach did later, ...