Cellist Yo-Yo Ma performs 100 metres underground at the Large Hadron Collider at CERN

On a recent visit to CERN, the world-famous cellist, Yo-Yo Ma played in a unique music hall – 100 metres underground in the tunnel of the Large Hadron Collider (LHC). This video shows Yo-Yo Ma playing the Prélude from Bach’s Cello Suite No. 6 in D Major. Yo-Yo Ma is an American cellist. Born and…

Baroque Christmas Concert with works by Bach, Handel and Mozart (1999) | Freiburg Baroque Orchestra | DW Classical Music

Experience the Christmas spirit and winter magic with music by Bach, Handel and Mozart in this baroque Christmas concert. Let yourself be enchanted by the Freiburg Cathedral Boys’ Choir, the Freiburg Baroque Orchestra and the brass ensemble German Brass in a live recording from Freiburg Cathedral from 1999. Highlights of the concert include Johann Sebastian…

VÍKINGUR ÓLAFSSON – Bach’s Goldberg Variations | Live from Seoul, South Korea (2023)

The ideal: to be able to repeat oneself, like. . . Bach. CIORAN Víkingur Ólafsson's new recording of Bach's Goldberg Variations is without doubt one of the most eagerly anticipated releases of 2023: a long-awaited follow-up to his award-winning 2018 Bach album and a project that fullfils a long-held ambition for the Icelandic pianist. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eQPUvQVXw58 As part…

Encountering Bach: a docvmentary film by David Chin (2020)

In this 130-minute documentary film, conductor Dr. David Chin will be joined by 15 prominent German Bach scholars and musicians and visit the important Bach-landmarks throughout Central Germany, discovering the interesting stories and wonderful music of Johann Sebastian Bach, with musical excerpts performed by renowned musicians from Malaysia, Singapore, Hong Kong, the United States, Germany,…

CONSTANTINOPLE – Bach in dialogue with poems of Omar Khayyam (fvll concert)

Even if more than 600 years separates the life of John-Sebastien Bach (1685 -1750) and Omar Khayam (1048 -1131), these two genius were made to meet each other. Their visions of the world, as a perfect match of mathematics mastery and a super high level of spirituality, bring these two men in a delightful dialogue…

JORGE MARONNA – Aria para la cuerda de Sol, de J. S. Bach | Bolarmonio | World Instrvments

Con gran emoción comparto este video que me obsequió el querido maestro Jorge Maronna. Así como lo describe cariñosamente Carlos Núñez Cortés en su libro Memorias de un Luthier aquel día de 2009 no pude contener las lágrimas de emoción. “Para Fernando, con un abrazo de Jorge Maronna” decía la inscripción del DVD... sabiendo mi…

BACH – Die Kunst der Fuge BWV 1080 | Shunske Sato | Netherlands Bach Society

Bach’s Kunst der Fuge is shrouded in mystery. We don’t know whether Bach intended the music as material for practice or performance. The order of the 18 sections is unclear as well and we don’t know whether the piece was ever completed. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N6sUlZa-IrU Shunske Sato made his own instrumentation for the Netherlands Bach Society. “I…

J.S. BACH – French Suites

The French Suites, BWV 812–817, are six suites which Johann Sebastian Bach wrote for the clavier (harpsichord or clavichord) between the years of 1722 and 1725. Although Suites Nos. 1 to 4 are typically dated to 1722, it is possible that the first was written somewhat earlier. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zmEa7KX6D00 The suites were later given the name…

J. S. BACH – Mass in B Minor (conducted by George Enescu)

George Enescu (1881–1955), known in France as Georges Enesco, was a Romanian composer, violinist, conductor and teacher. Regarded as one of the greatest musicians in Romanian history, Enescu is featured on the Romanian five lei ("lions", Romania's national currency). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ulrobHDeh8Q Choir: BBC ChorusConductor: George EnescuOrchestra: Boyd Neel OrchestraComposer: Johann Sebastian Bach

Vita Christi: Bach, the fifth evangelist (docvmentary)

A homage to Johann Sebastian Bach, the composer of the Christian message: the music documentary Vita Christi—Bach, the Fifth Evangelist was produced for the 2013 Bach Festival Leipzig. With the theme, “Vita Christi”, that year’s edition of the festival retold the life of Jesus Christ in oratorios, masses and cantatas by Johann Sebastian Bach and composers…