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Bach’s initial Christmas Day Vespers as Thomaskantor was an overt display of music-making, with his Magnificat taking pride of place. For the Dunedin Consort’s new recording, John Butt has reconstructed the whole service as Bach might have celebrated it in 1723, writes David Vickers
Masaaki Suzuki has finally completed his project to record the complete church cantatas of JS Bach. But what has been driving this quiet Japanese musician to tackle one of the greatest achievements in Western music? Lindsay Kemp travels to Kobe to find out
Bach’s Art of Fugue may be an intellectual work but, as violinist Rachel Podger tells Peter Quantrill, it has wit and humanity too
Philip Clark meets the Canadian pianist at her home in north London to journey into the much misunderstood musical maze that is Bach’s The Art of Fugue
A unique insight into the life of the great cellist
David Vickers speaks to leading musicians about their favourite moments from Monteverdi's works
For many people, the term ‘alleluia’ brings to mind the eponymous Handel chorus, but, as Peter Quantrill argues, there are many and varied examples of the genre through the ages and into the 21st century
A Balanchine ballet will change forever how you hear a score you thought you knew. As 'Jewels' returns to the Royal Opera House, Sarah Kirkup explores the choreographer’s unique musical outlook
Peter Quantrill pays tribute to the Award-winning composer whose music ‘has a sure sense of its place in the world’
A first look at Yo-Yo Ma's new recording with The Knights for Warner Classics, released on Friday
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