Apr 05 audio Adding a New Voice to Bach (Photo credit Lisa-Marie Mazzucco) Violinist Rachel Barton Pine has not only recorded JS Bach’s Sonatas and Partitas for solo violin, she’s also edited the scores for publication. I had the chance to talk to Rachel and ask her about her musical journey with Bach and how her interpretation of his music has changed since she […] By Alan Brandt Apr 05 audio Adding a New Voice to Bach By Alan Brandt
Mar 03 Artsbreak Audio: Anne Richardson and Sharon Lavery By Daniel Gilliam Mar 03 Artsbreak Audio: Anne Richardson and Sharon Lavery By Daniel Gilliam
Aug 10 Blog Featured Album: Andreas Staier’s Bach Concertos With a collective half-century of performing, Andreas Staier and the Freiburg Baroque Orchestra release their sixth recording project with Bach’s harpsichord concertos. Available from Harmonia Mundi on August 13, 2015, we’ll feature this new album all week on Classical 90.5. By Daniel Gilliam Aug 10 Blog Featured Album: Andreas Staier’s Bach Concertos By Daniel Gilliam
Mar 17 Blog Bach is Still Hot Classical 90.5 is giving away a copy of Joshua Bell’s latest release which is the music of Johann Sebastian Bach. Felix Mendelssohn is credited for putting Bach’s music back into popular culture. If the current list of new recordings are any indication, Bach is still grabbing listeners’ ears. Violinist Lisa Batiashvili put out her own […] By Alan Brandt Mar 17 Blog Bach is Still Hot By Alan Brandt
Mar 13 Blog Giveaway: Joshua Bell “Bach” The Academy of St. Martin in the Fields is known for its prolific recordings, mostly under the baton of Sir Neville Mariner. Violinist Joshua Bell became the ensemble’s music director in 2011, the first since Marriner, and almost immediately launched into recording with the group, starting with Beethoven symphonies 4 & 7, and in 2014 […] By Daniel Gilliam Mar 13 Blog Giveaway: Joshua Bell “Bach” By Daniel Gilliam
Feb 12 Artsbreak Jinjoo Cho In-Studio Violinist Jinjoo Cho joined us in the Performance Studio of Classical 90.5 to perform a concert on February 3rd. Ms. Cho received the gold medal at the 2014 International Violin Competition of Indianapolis in September. The Gheens Great Expectations Program welcomed her and the administrator of the Gheens series pianist Jeff Jamner accompanied her. She […] By WUOL Feb 12 Artsbreak Jinjoo Cho In-Studio By WUOL
Jan 11 Blog Featured Album and Giveaway: The Art of Bach Since meeting in 2000 at the Juilliard School, Greg Anderson and Elizabeth Joy Roe have carved a unique path as a piano duo. They’ve performed on MTV’s Total Request Live and APM’s Performance Today, and their self-produced videos have received over a million views (the Libertango video has almost reached the 1.5 million mark). Anderson […] By Daniel Gilliam Jan 11 Blog Featured Album and Giveaway: The Art of Bach By Daniel Gilliam