Nothing if not unpredictable, Nikolaus Harnoncourt follows his controversial reading of Porgy and Bess with three Bach cantatas, as his 80th birthday celebrations bring us full circle to a definable ...

Choosing the "best" of Johann Sebastian Bach's nearly 200 sacred cantatas is a daunting task, as each one seems perfect. But three leading Bach experts took up the challenge. Peter Wollny, director of ...

Three hundred years ago, Johann Sebastian Bach came to Leipzig as cantor. This was celebrated extensively at the Bachfest. His works continue to shape the music world today. When Johann Sebastian Bach ...

Austrian conductor Nikolaus Harnoncourt is one of the handful of big names behind what we now think of as the sound of Baroque music. Coinciding with his 80th birthday is this fascinating two-disc ...