Like father, like son. C P E Bach, second surviving son of the great J S, also composed a wide range of concertos, some of which (like his father’s) exist in versions for different instruments. It is ...

As with Bach’s St Matthew Passion, this disc presents an unfamiliar early version of a known masterpiece. Prokofiev wrote his Cello Concerto in the 1930s, but it failed to win favour (“grunting and ...

Based on six dance movements and composed between 1717-23 when he was Kapellmeister in Köthen, along with his other famous secular works, including the Brandenburg Concertos and Well-Tempered Clavier, ...

Bravura and affectionately voiced sensibility are the hallmarks of CPE Bach in these three concertos from the mid 18th century. The former quality is emphatically conveyed by Truls Mørk and Les ...

The concerto is the consummate musical form for instrumental virtuosity – but which ones are the best of the best? Most commonly written for the violin, piano or cello, concertos make up some of the ...

Johann Sebastian Bach came from a distinguished musical lineage in Germany. Many in his family were composers and musicians. After his death, his work almost faded into obscurity, but thanks renewed ...

Broadcaster and baroque flautist Hannah French selects her favourite recording of CPE Bach's Cello Concerto in A Major. Andrew McGregor presents. Show more Broadcaster and baroque flautist Hannah ...

Once the applause died down at Linda Ronstadt Music Hall on Friday night, German-Canadian cellist Johannes Moser pulled a chair to the front of the stage and played an excerpt from a Bach cello suite.

The Boulder Bach Festival’s expansion to a more year-round event outside the regular festival week has, according to music director Rick Erickson, been a tremendous success. “We love being a more ...