Ask any self-respecting classical music aficionado who the greatest composer of all time is, and they’ll usually whittle down a shortlist of three key names: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Ludwig van ...

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 ...

Our music today includes a selection from Rochelle Sennet's intriguing release Bach to Black, which pairs suites by Black composers with those of Johann Sebastian Bach. We'll enjoy her performance of ...

Performances in N.Y.C. Calm and graceful, this cello piece by Bach slowly dances through hopefulness, longing and introspection. Calm and graceful, this cello piece ...

Simone Dinnerstein's 2007 recording of Bach's Goldberg variations launched her career into the stratosphere. She believes Bach’s music has it all – intelligence and heart – and her expertise inspired ...

Performances in N.Y.C. Advertisement Supported by Listen to all the moods from the grand master of Western classical music: consoling, rousing, peaceful, passionate. In the past we’ve chosen the five ...

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, ...

Last May, as the final serene measures of the “Dona nobis pacem” sounded in St. Luke’s Episcopal Church in Evanston, the music also served to sunset Bach Week, the annual festival celebrating J.S.