He was one of the great sideshow performers of the 18th century, travelling through Europe in his brightly-decorated coach and pulling into towns to perform his act in public squares in front of ...

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) and George Frederick Handel (1685-1759) were contemporaries and iconic giants who never met. Both have written some of the best-known and influential works in western ...

With performances of Handel’s “Messiah” as common as mistletoe around the Bay Area each year, fans of the beloved sacred oratorio have a bumper crop to choose from. But none, it’s safe to say, offers ...

As Handel once remarked when congratulated on the success of a “Messiah” performance: “I should be sorry if I only entertained them – I wish to make them better.” The Bach Choir of Bethlehem, in its ...

Johann Sebastian Bach’s sacred music is a form of prayer. George Frideric Handel, a more worldly fellow, a composer of operas, wrote sacred music to entertain. Bach’s sacred music is easy to admire; ...

The year 1685 was certainly good for music. After all, Johann Sebastian Bach, composer of St. Matthew Passion and B Minor Mass, was born in that year, but, if that were not enough, it was the birth ...

The Handel and Haydn Society Orchestra and Chorus will showcase the radiant depth of JS Bach's musical genius with Glories of Bach on October 7 + 9, 2022 at Symphony Hall. Jonathan Cohen, founder and ...

Franceso Piemontesi's latest recital disc confirms the fine impression left by his set of Schumann's piano sonatas released by Claves last year. There's a real aristocratic sweep to this 27-year-old ...