In 1726 - probably the earliest date allowed by the enormous demands of J. S. Bach’s official position in Leipzig for new sacred vocal music - the composer began to write a series of keyboard suites, ...

Before his much-anticipated October 23 Carnegie Hall recital, of music by Bach, Beethoven, and Schumann, the magisterial Jewish American pianist Murray Perahia is releasing a new CD on Sony Classical ...

Bach’s Birthday Bash 2025 will feature Jeremy Denk performing The Complete Keyboard Partitas at Mechanics Hall. This celebration of Bach's music offers audiences a chance to experience Denk's ...

Partita No. 1 in B flat major for keyboard, BWV 825Partita No. 1 in B flat major for keyboard, BWV 825 ...

It is doubtful that Bach ever intended all six of his keyboard Partitas to be performed at one sitting, certainly not in a public auditorium the size of Orchestra Hall. But Bach’s music has proved ...

"If you really want to have what I think is a special experience, find yourself two hours and 45 minutes during which you can listen to all six Partitas at once — just put them on, lie on the sofa or ...

Bach Partita No. 2 Audio will be available later today. Fred Child talks with pianist Richard Goode about Bach's Keyboard Partita No. 2.

It is extraordinary that of over a thousand pieces written by J S Bach only about a dozen were published in his lifetime. The pieces he chose as his opus 1 – although published in 1731 when he was in ...