From the J.S. Bach keyboard works of the Baroque era to Bartók’s note-splitting masterpiece of the 20th century, here are some of the greatest piano concertos ever to have been written. Piano ...

The 18th-century Italian concerto had a profound influence on Bach. He obtained copies of concertos by Vivaldi, Torelli and the Marcello brothers and learnt their styles by arranging them for solo ...

Bach: Harpsichord Concertos Nos. 1-7; Concerto for Flute, Violin and Harpsichord; Brandenburg Concerto No. 5; Italian Concerto. Murray Perahia, piano and conducting the Academy of St.

Note: NPR's First Listen audio comes down after the album is released. However, you can still listen with the Spotify or Apple Music playlist at the bottom of the page. Glass, like Bach before him, ...

You have to hand it to John Sinclair, artistic director of the Bach Festival Society: The man knows how to program a concert. I don’t mean just finding talented artists or picking great music; I’m ...

Concerto for Harpsichord and Strings Evgeni Koroliov, Piano Potsdam Chamber Academy Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer Concerto for 2 Keyboards Evgeni Koroliov, Piano Lyupka Hadzigeorgieva, Piano Johann ...

Bach Italian concertos Alexandre Tharaud (piano) (Harmonia Mundi HMC 901871) Bach's transcriptions of Vivaldi, Torelli and the Marcello brothers eventually moved him to compose a concerto of his own ...

Concerto for Harpsichord and Strings Sebastian Knauer, Piano Zürcher Kammerorchester Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer Roger Norrington, Conductor Concerto for Keyboard and Strings Roger Norrington, ...

Brahms once declared that the greatest events of his lifetime were the founding of the German Empire and the publication of Bach’s complete works. Indeed, what distinguished Johann Sebastian Bach from ...

Step into an evening of timeless elegance as the acclaimed Piccadilly Sinfonietta and guest virtuoso soloists perform a selection of J.S. Bach’s sublime keyboard and violin concertos, illuminated by ...

No one needs to be told why “The Messiah” or “The Nutcracker” have become Christmas perennials. There are, of course, further Christmas-themed works of glory galore. It’s time we dig out Bach’s joyous ...