In 1992, Peter Wollny uncovered a pair of chaconnes, a series of variations played over a short, repeated bass line, in the Royal Library of Belgium that seemed indicative of Bach’s early compositions ...

“When in doubt, cite Grout,” my mother said. She was referring to Donald Jay Grout’s “A History of Western Music.” First published by W.W. Norton in 1960, it has gone through 10 editions and is ...

If it feels like there isn’t time to take a breath between the multitude of large-scale live stage productions these days, think how breathless the people singing and performing in two or more of them ...

Anna Magdalena led a strenuous and stressful life. A gifted singer and musician, she married an egotistical and obstinate genius who believed the world should revolve around him, and complained when ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In a development that could put Worcester in the center of a world-wide cultural map for a decade or more, Music Worcester will ...

It’s exciting news, if a bit niche: Researchers have attributed two new works to Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750). The announcement this week coincided with the 75th anniversary of the Bach Archive ...

The most recent Google Doodle allows you to compose your very own Bach chorale, using a clever bit of interactive AI counterpoint. Now, people are sharing their own compositions. To celebrate J.S.

Archive director in Germany says ‘missing piece of puzzle’ now in place to verify authorship after decades of research Two long-lost organ pieces by Johann Sebastian Bach have been performed in ...

German scholars claimed Tuesday to have found a long-lost organ composition by Johann Sebastian Bach dating from the early days of his career. The piece, entitled “Wo Gott der Herr nicht bei uns hält” ...

Reasons to believe that J S Bach is the greatest classical composer of them all.