10 Professional Musicians Recall Their Favorite Memory Playing Bach
Compiled by Stephanie Powell Bach's music is certainly a rite of passage for many musicians. The beauty, complexity and magic that exists within these score... Read More...
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Play Bach Better by Improving Your Fifths on Violin
By outlining the tonic and fifth of the harmony in the lowest two voices, Bach gives great solidity to the chord voicing on violin.
Cellist Miranda Wilson on Finding Lifelong Inspiration with Bach
It’s not that I’m unhappy, exactly. Yet here I am, a cellist weeping over a book full of unplayed notes. But then a voice in my head says, “You’ve still got Bach.”
A New Digital Edition of J.S. Bach’s Cello Suites Takes Every Manuscript into Account
Cellist David Starkweather has published a vertically aligned manuscript edition of all 5 versions of the Bach Cello Suites in an easily navigated digital edition.
Review: A Prismatic Program from the Danish String Quartet
This is a review of a performance by the Danish String Quartet on November 7, 2019; Meany Center for the Performing Arts, University of Washington, Seattle.
Johnny Gandelsman Launches Kickstarter to Record Bach’s Cello Suites on Violin
By Cristina Schreil When you think of Bach’s beloved cello suites you usually think of, well, the cello. Violinist Johnny Gandelsman had another idea. Th... Read More...
Finding a Creative Solution to the 300-Year-Old Conundrum of Bach’s Cello Suites
It takes a special kind of virtuosity to learn the last of Bach's Cello Suites on a standard cello. That’s because it wasn’t written for a cello with 4 strings.
Happy Birthday Bach!
It is time again to celebrate the birth of J.S. Bach (the 334th time, as it happens). Perhaps you could tip your hat to the great one by playing his music, and ... Read More...
Celebrating Bach’s 333rd Birthday in 3 Cities in 3 Countries on 3 Continents—in 5 Days
By Dale Henderson
I heard the music before I saw the musicians—a driving, rhythmic, energetic band of ten professional cellists. Outside on this cold but sun... Read More...
Violinist Aisha Syed Debuts at Carnegie Hall
By Brian Wise
Aisha Syed-Castro, a violinist from the Dominican Republic who is now based in Miami, came to Weill Recital Hall on February 27 with a program th... Read More...