Was Johann Sebastian Bach Western classical music’s “last Asian composer”? The question was raised in Bombay in March 1985 at a seminar celebrating the 300th anniversary of the birth of the great ...

That said, both Classic FM and the BBC’s Classical Music sister site both consider Bach to be at the top of the classical ...

Marking Johann Sebastian Bach's arrival in Leipzig 300 years ago, this year's festival features conductor Jörg Widmann and pianist Lang Lang — as well as a message from outer space. For 38-year-old ...

The world of classical music has gotten a modern makeover. The Bach Society of Saint Louis has spent 85 years celebrating the work of Johann Sebastian Bach and other classical composers through ...

Amazon mp3: $9 | Amazon CD: $15.50 | ArkivMusic: $19 | Qobuz download: £7.99 | iTunes mp3: $10 Who In The World Is Johann Bernhard Bach? In Johann Nikolaus Forkel’s Bach biography, he is “No.18”, ...

For 38-year-old composer Johann Sebastian Bach, his 1723 appointment as musical director (Thomaskantor) in the St. Thomas Church in Leipzig must have seemed like a huge step. What Bach could not know ...

“I think with Bach it's much easier to practice for many hours than with some other composers,“ said Russian pianist Daniil Trifonov, who has always wanted to spend more time with Bach. “It’s so ...

The Southbank Centre may no longer be London’s principal haven for classical music – years of wayward leadership have taken their toll – but it still gets some things brilliantly right. Last week it ...

Pop and rap aren’t the only two genres speeding up in tempo in the breakneck music-streaming era: The quickening of pace seems to be affecting even the oldest forms of the art. Per research this ...

University of Washington researchers sound out a way to help computers think and even write like a composer. Roll over, Beethoven! Leslie Katz led a team that explored the intersection of tech and ...

March brings the first days of spring and Irish celebrations, and naturally a lot of Colorado music to enjoy. Dig out the old calendar and take note of these upcoming concerts. Calling all Piazzolla ...