Georg Philipp Telemann was one of history’s most prolific composers. He wrote some 3,000 works in virtually every existing genre, and at his death, in 1767, he was widely considered the leading ...

When I looked through all the “Best Classical Recordings of 2017” lists for my “Meta List: The Best-Of-Best-Of The Year In Classical Music”, there were plenty predictable choices I came along, some ...

Ars Lyrica performing at the Hobby Center on New Year’s Eve in 2018 On this episode of Encore Houston, Ars Lyrica celebrates the new year with a set of Baroque concertos and an eclectic suite by ...

Unlock access to every one of the hundreds of articles published daily on BroadwayWorld by logging in with one click. Early Music New York will conclude its "Great Names" 47th anniversary season with ...

On this Labor Day holiday weekend, today's Beautiful Music is by one of the hardest-working musicians of the baroque era: Georg Philipp Telemann. In 1998, the Guinness Book of World Records named ...

This is the first CD by the wind ensemble Syrinx, playing on baroque oboes and bassoons, natural horns, taille (tenor oboe) and harpsichord. • Handel was a genius And it is a terrific harbinger of ...

Georg Philipp Telemann was one of the most celebrated musicians of the 18th century. In Europe, his fame eclipsed that of his close contemporaries Handel and Bach and he left behind him a vast legacy ...

This week's Feature Album, Telemann: Chamber Music For Bassoon and Guitar, showcases just how versatile the bassoon can be. It usually appears as an accompanying instrument, or one that sits in the ...

Heinz Holliger was born in 1939 in Langental. He studied oboe and piano in Bern and Paris, and composition with Pierre Boulez in Basel. He has played with all the major orchestras of the world in ...