Every one of the six concertos set a precedent in its scoring, and every one was to remain without parallel.” The Brandenburgs were largely forgotten after Bach’s death in 1750, save for a brief spurt ...

The concert will highlight the intricate interplay between soloists in Bach’s “Concerto for Violin and Oboe in C Minor” and feature other works for strings and harpsichord. The musicians also will ...

His Violin Concerto No. 2 in E major is full of brilliance—joyful, expressive, and endlessly engaging. Hilary Hahn brings her bright and bold interpretation to the piece. Hear it tonight on 91.1, ...

In the last days of July he Finnish pianist Tuija Hakkila left behind the endless summer twilights of her own country for a few days of lower latitudes and earlier nightfalls in Upstate New York. At ...

Jacqueline Rodenbeck let her fingers fly over the fingerboard of her violin, up and down, high notes, low, then impossibly high with controlled bowing that summoned the wonderfully lush and romantic ...

It’s hard to imagine, but six concertos written in hopes of a job have become Johann Sebastian Bach’s most popular music. The Brandenburg Concertos, BWV 1046–1051, are a collection of six instrumental ...