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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

Recording Bach's Cantatas, with Masaaki Suzuki and Bach Collegium Japan

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Tuesday, April 18, 2017

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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

Recording Bach's The Art of Fugue, with Rachel Podger

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Tuesday, April 18, 2017

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Bach’s Art of Fugue may be an intellectual work but, as violinist Rachel Podger tells Peter Quantrill, it has wit and humanity too

Recording Bach's The Art of Fugue, with Angela Hewitt

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Tuesday, April 18, 2017

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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

Vivaldi – music and manuscripts

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Tuesday, April 18, 2017

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Du Yun wins 2017 Pulitzer Prize for Music

Classical Music News

Thursday, April 13, 2017

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Du Yun's opera Angel’s Bone joins distinguished list of past recipients

Video: Rostropovich remembered by Steven Isserlis, Elena Rostropovich and James Jolly

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Monday, April 10, 2017

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A unique insight into the life of the great cellist

My favourite Monteverdi moment...

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Monday, April 10, 2017

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David Vickers speaks to leading musicians about their favourite moments from Monteverdi's works

Music for Holy Week and Easter

Classical Music News

Monday, April 10, 2017

| Gramophone

Explore music inspired by Holy Week and Easter with Gramophone

Alleluias: a specialist's guide

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Monday, April 10, 2017

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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

Gramophone Podcast: Nigel Short on music for Holy Week

Podcasts

Thursday, April 6, 2017

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The conductor and founder of a new festival on why the music for Holy Week has such extraordinary power

This week: The Mysteries, Myths, and Truths about Mr Handel

Classical Music News

Monday, April 3, 2017

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Gramophone takes an in-depth look at the composer, his life, and works...

Balanchine: the choreographer who put the music first

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Monday, April 3, 2017

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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

Introducing Gramophone's April 2017 issue

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Monday, April 3, 2017

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Contemporary composer: Julian Anderson

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Friday, March 31, 2017

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Peter Quantrill pays tribute to the Award-winning composer whose music ‘has a sure sense of its place in the world’

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Reconstructing Bach's Magnificat, with John Butt and the Dunedin Consort

Recording Bach's Cantatas, with Masaaki Suzuki and Bach Collegium Japan

Recording Bach's The Art of Fugue, with Rachel Podger

Recording Bach's The Art of Fugue, with Angela Hewitt

Vivaldi – music and manuscripts

Du Yun wins 2017 Pulitzer Prize for Music

Video: Rostropovich remembered by Steven Isserlis, Elena Rostropovich and James Jolly

My favourite Monteverdi moment...

Music for Holy Week and Easter

Alleluias: a specialist's guide

Gramophone Podcast: Nigel Short on music for Holy Week

This week: The Mysteries, Myths, and Truths about Mr Handel

Balanchine: the choreographer who put the music first

Introducing Gramophone's April 2017 issue

Contemporary composer: Julian Anderson

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