May 21 Blog A Musical Memorial and Tribute: Yo-Yo Ma plays Bach’s Solo Cello Suites Live Presented by WCRB Classical Radio Boston, and broadcast on 90.5 WUOL, cellist Yo-Yo Ma will perform J.S. Bach’s six cello suites live from the studios of public media producer WGBH on Sunday, May 24 at 3:00 p.m. ET, as a memorial for those we have lost in the pandemic and a tribute to the resilience […] By WUOL May 21 Blog A Musical Memorial and Tribute: Yo-Yo Ma plays Bach’s Solo Cello Suites Live By WUOL
Jan 08 Events WUOLive: NouLou Chamber Players One of the newest chamber groups in Louisville, NouLou Chamber Players is comprised of musicians active in Louisville’s classical music scene. Come hear a preview of their next concert, with cellist Cecilia Huerta-Lauf and pianist Andrew Fleischman, playing Brahms and Bach, in our Performance Studio on the next WUOLive: January 17th at noon. This concert […] By WUOL Jan 08 Events WUOLive: NouLou Chamber Players By WUOL
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 [soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/249996611″ params=”color=ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false” width=”100%” height=”166″ iframe=”true” /] 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