Maurice Ravel said that a Concerto should not aim to be profound and dramatic but lighthearted and sparkling. It was with this idea that he composed his Piano Concerto in G-major that premiered in ...

Join the renowned Bach Musica NZ, New Zealand’s leading combined choir and orchestra, at the Auckland Town Hall on Sunday 22 June for an evening of exquisite performance with Mozart’s Piano Concerto ...

No matter how famous someone is, they can’t escape the ravages of time. Former Skid Row frontman Sebastian Bach, 56, has learned this the hard way. His body is forcing him to tone down his onstage ...

Composer Johann Sebastian Bach is a classical superstar. But little was known about the women of his musical family until now. A rare portrait of Anna Magdalena Bach around 1710. Bach's wife earned ...

Composer Johann Sebastian Bach is a classical superstar. But little was known about the women of his musical family until now. https://p.dw.com/p/4hI6S Portrait of a ...

Leo – Concerto for four violins and strings in D major Leo – Cello concerto No. 4 in A major L.50 C.P.E. Bach – Cello concerto in A major Wq 172 NZ Barok thanks Dame Jenny Gibbs, Perpetual Guardian – ...

Introducing outstanding new recordings of Saint-Saëns' Cello Concerto No 1, CPE Bach's Six Hamburg Symphonies, Beethoven's Violin Concerto and more Thanks for exploring the Gramophone website. Sign up ...

The 1857 Violin Concerto No. 2 by legendary violinist, composer and teacher Joseph Joachim was hugely popular during his lifetime and won high praise for the composition though some say he wasn't even ...

When it comes to the composers that inspired Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, one man in particular stands out: Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach. CPE Bach, as he's often called, was the second oldest and most famous ...

Two generations do not a dynasty make – especially when Johann Sebastian was proud to trace the Bachs’ musical pedigree to the early 16th century. But Christophe Rousset might justify the title of his ...