Bach never called his French Suites 'French'. In fact, they're more Italian in convention, and the Fifth is the most Italian of them all... He composed the collection between 1722 and 1725, as part of ...

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The horn section of the Oregon Symphony released its own CD in 1998. We'll hear them perform the Gavotte and Sarabande from Bach's "French Suites." (Centaur CRC 2344) 5:00 ...

Bach played on the piano has made a welcome comeback in recent years. Bernard Roberts, who has already recorded the ‘48’ and the Partitas, deserves to be mentioned in the same breath as András Schiff ...

Last month we reported that Murray Perahia had signed a recording contract with Deutsche Grammophon after 43 years with Sony. His debut recording for DG is of Bach's French Suites and in the video ...

At 80 this month, Vladimir Ashkenazy remains youthful, bright-eyed, quick of intelligence, and his playing of Bach is a mirror of the man. This latest recording (Ashkenazy no longer plays solo piano ...

It”s Bach time again! In one week, members of the Carmel Bach Festival arrive from around the world to begin their whirlwind rehearsal schedule for two weeks of full-immersion music and events July 13 ...

When I met Simone Dinnerstein in 2007, she was a surprise (and somewhat surprised) classical star. The recording she paid for from her own pocket had shot to No. 1 on the classical charts in its first ...

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A handsome two-disc set of Bach’s French Suites is a fine way for Murray Perahia to inaugurate his new recording contract with DG. He says it took him a long time to find his own way of playing Bach ...