J.S. Bach: Orgelbüchlein
For four weeks in the year 1717, Johann Sebastian Bach was held in custody by his Patron, the Duke of Weimar. During those weeks of November it seems that Bach began the Little Organ Book or...
View ArticleColumbus Indiana Phil Takes On The Challenges Of Beethoven
Indiana Philharmonic conductor David Bowden describes to WFIU's George Walker the challenges of Beethoven's Missa Solemnis. He admits that Beethoven asks the chorus to do things that you really...
View ArticleDon Freund: Composition Lessons with Johann Sebastian Bach
I do like to change my articulation when I play Bach. He’s such a master of both the notes and the spaces and I just can’t resist the creative opportunities that his music offers.”
View ArticleSonatas for Viola da Gamba
It has never been easy for cellist to adapt the Bach sonatas for viola da gamba to their instrument. Since Bach wrote no works for cello and accompaniment, these three sonatas are the closest they...
View ArticleTrio Settecento Returns with ‘A German Bouquet’
I play just one instrument. It’s an original Nicola Gagliano from 1770 and one of the few instruments from the period that escaped modernization. It’s original right down to most of its finish and a...
View ArticleMarch 2010 Classical Music Highlights
At WFIU, we're thawing out with some fine classical music in March.
View ArticleClassical Music Highlights for April
Welcome spring with a bouquet of fine classical recordings.
View ArticleGoldberg Variations: “Free For Everyone, Forever”
Bach's prodigious set of variations was first published in 1741, yet public domain versions of the piece--both on recording and in print--are surprisingly scarce.
View ArticleJacobs School Preview: The Seasons of Sebastian
JSOM faculty member Janette Fishell will perform music of J.S. Bach on the organ in IU's Beck Chapel
View ArticleEmilio Colón Plays In Memoriam János Starker
Cellist Emilio Colón remembered his teacher and colleague János Starker through the music of Bach.
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