“I think with Bach it's much easier to practice for many hours than with some other composers,“ said Russian pianist Daniil Trifonov, who has always wanted to spend more time with Bach. “It’s so ...

For most pianists, taking on a new piece of music presents a unique set of challenges – but this talented musician has taken things a step further... As if learning a classical masterpiece wasn't hard ...

Offering "30 Days of Peace and Music," Bachstock is WQXR's November festival devoted to the life and times of J.S. Bach ...

The famous conductor Hans von Bülow, slightly less famous as a pianist now and nearly forgotten as a composer, remains most present to modern music lovers either as the jilted husband of Cosima von ...

Note: NPR's First Listen audio comes down after the album is released. However, you can still listen with the Spotify or Apple Music playlist at the bottom of the page. Glass, like Bach before him, ...

Historically-informed recordings of Bach's Brandenburgs are the norm now. Which is a good thing, though exposure to each new set can leave me craving a bit of naughty inauthenticity – those old modern ...

The only performances of Bach's Goldbergs which don't hit the spot for me tend to be those played on harpsichord. Piano will always be best, but I've enjoyed versions for harp, guitar, string ...

After the excitement of the holidays, I think it’s time to take a look ahead with equal excitement to the calendar of classical music events in winter and spring. Given the variety of events, and of ...

Performances in N.Y.C. Advertisement Supported by Critic’s Notebook With “Inventions/Reinventions,” Dan Tepfer fills out Bach’s missing two-part inventions ...