Revisit Bach Month

No composer, classical or otherwise, has exerted a more powerful impact on music and culture than Johann Sebastian Bach, and Classical New England celebrated Bach during the composer's birthday month of March.

Hear concert broadcasts, Bach Minutes, and a special birthday celebration on-demand.

Drive Time Live: Guitarist Xuefei Yang Plays Bach's "Air on a G String" from WGBH Classical New England on Vimeo.

 

Listen to The Bach Channel Learn more about Bach, see more video, and hear The Bach Hour on-demand

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Each day during Bach Month, Benjamin K. Roe takes you inside the stories that surround the composer and his music on The Bach Minute. Listen for The Bach Minute on the air and on-demand:

Music and Math in Harmony: The Art of the Fugue

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Learn about Goldberg Week with NPR Music and Classical New England, exploring Bach's Goldberg Variations through commentary, FAQ, and more.

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Connect with Bach's music in performance and through the experiences of some of today's most compelling musicians.

Goldberg Variations for String Trio
Cellist Matt Haimovitz (left), violinist Jonathan Crow, and violist Douglas McNabney perform selections from Bach's Goldberg Variations, in Dmitri Sitkovetsky's arrangement for string trio, in Classical New England's Fraser Performance Studio.


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Alina Ibragimova and the Academy of Ancient Music in Concert
The Russian violinist joins one of Britain's great early music ensembles in a concert recorded on March 3, and Masaaki Suzuki conducts and orchestral suite in a December 2011 performance in Berlin.


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Bach & Sons
Recent concert performances highlight Bach's legacy as most immediately manifested through his own sons, including Wilhelm Friedemann (pictured), Johann Christoph Friederich, and Carl Philip Emmanuel.


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The Bach Hour with Harry Christophers on the St. Matthew Passion
The Artistic Director of Boston's Handel and Haydn Society joins host Brian McCreath for a two-part exploration of what is arguably Bach's greatest masterpiece.



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Bach Birthday Celebration
Pianist Simone Dinnerstein (shown) and guitarist Xuefei Yang visit Classical New England's Fraser Performance Studio to share of some Bach's instrumental masterpieces with a studio audience and host Cathy Fuller.


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The St. John Passion, in concert from Carnegie Hall
Bernard Labadie directs Les Violons du Roy and La Chapelle de Québec, with tenor soloist Ian Bostridge, bass-baritone Neal Davies, soprano Karina Gauvin, countertenor Damien Guillon, tenor Nicholas Phan, and bass-baritone Hanno Müller-Brachmann.


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The St. Matthew Passion in concert with the Handel and Haydn Society
Conductor Harry Christophers leads the Handel and Haydn Society chorus and orchestra in the pinnacle of Bach's sacred music, live from Symphony Hall in Boston. Soloists include Joshua Ellicott in the role of The Evangelist, Matthew Brook in the role of Christ, soprano Gillian Keith, mezzo-soprano Monica Groop, tenor Jeremy Budd, and baritone Stephan Loges.

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