Problematic, on the other hand, was the first-half Mozart, third of the four concertos he composed for his beloved horn virtuoso Joseph Leutgeb. Everyone loves Anneke Scott (pictured below by Miriam ...

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But both owed a considerable debt to Torelli who – beyond being Vivaldi’s teacher – put the instrument on the map by composing 30 concertos for it. So it’s not difficult to see why La Serenissima ...

The composer, who was born in Yerevan (Armenia) in 1920, is known to German music-lovers almost exclusively through his Trumpet Concerto. Music pupils and students are also familiar with his “Scherzo ...

The Baroque Chamber Orchestra of Colorado is coming to Broomfield Sunday with unique instruments and the signature sounds of one of history’s most iconic musical moments. A small group of just over a ...

From Feb. 21 to Feb. 23, the Handel and Haydn Society (H+H) presented a masterful performance of Johann Sebastian Bach’s complete “Brandenburg Concertos” at Harvard’s Sanders Theatre and New England ...

“The concertmistress will play the part on a Baroque violin capable of the part.” The Concerto No. 2 in F Major, BWV 1047, calls for solo trumpet, recorder, oboe and violin, plus strings and continuo.

It’s hard to imagine, but six concertos written in hopes of a job have become Johann Sebastian Bach’s most popular music. The Brandenburg Concertos, BWV 1046–1051, are a collection of six instrumental ...

Trumpeter Alison Balsom joins early music specialists Trevor Pinnock and Pinnock’s Players in bright arrangements of Baroque concertos, in this week’s Feature Album on ABC Classic. The program ...

Unlock access to every one of the hundreds of articles published daily on BroadwayWorld by logging in with one click. GRAMMY-nominated Countertenor Reginald Mobley, who sang at the coronation of King ...

Death, taxes, and “Messiah” every December: Those are life’s three unavoidables for many people in the classical music world, and that last one has several good reasons. Though only a small section of ...