A rousing concert of large scale works by Bach and Handel. The concert opens with Bach's Brandenburg Concerto No. 3. The concerto is saturated with references to the “holy” number three, ranging from ...
Unlock access to every one of the hundreds of articles published daily on BroadwayWorld by logging in with one click. Bach in Baltimore announced today two performances of Handel's Messiah to welcome ...
During his sojourn in Italy in his early 20s, Handel learned two important things in rapid succession. He steeped himself in the conventions and practices of Italian opera — something he had studied ...
The holiday season at the Mondavi Center for the Performing Arts would not be complete without a performance of Handel’s Messiah by American Back Soloists, under the direction of UC Davis music ...
As Handel once remarked when congratulated on the success of a “Messiah” performance: “I should be sorry if I only entertained them – I wish to make them better.” The Bach Choir of Bethlehem, in its ...
Trevor Stephenson performs selections from works by Bach, Handel and Scarlatti. Trevor Stephenson, Director, Madison Bach Musicians, joins Wisconsin Public Radio's Norman Gilliland for a “University ...
Bach and Handel did not lead intersecting lives. Bach never left central Germany, while Handel became a cosmopolitan Londoner. Bach was a man of the church and had 20 children. Handel caught the ...
This is FRESH AIR. Our classical music critic Lloyd Schwartz says he's not listening to a lot of classical music during the pandemic, but a couple of recent recordings of works that go back to such ...
Comfort ye! The Messiah has finally come to Bethlehem! No, not that Messiah, but Handel’s beloved oratorio. The Bach Choir of Bethlehem will perform “Messiah” Part 1 for the first time in its 121-year ...