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CoCo's players used a minimum of overt embellishment, always effective and appropriate, as if they felt that nothing more was needed than the printed notes.

Bach’s First Orchestral Suite and Schubert’s Fifth Symphony were perfect vehicles for the Seattle Symphony’s transformation into a vivid Baroque/Classical ensemble under McGegan’s dynamic leadership.

Corelli and a triple-decker sandwich on the south coast, with three arias from Handel’s Messiah separated by two concertos from Vivaldi’s Four Seasons.

Vladimir Jurowski has long been a champion of Romanian composer George Enescu's music and his first LPO programme of the season featured two of his rarely heard works. 

The Singapore Symphony has never been a period instrument group and does not pretend to be one, but their all-Bach programme under Darrell Ang brought delight. 

During Henry Wood’s Prom years, Wednesday was Bach Night. To commemorate the 150th anniversary of his birth, the Proms revived this tradition in the final week with a couple of modern twists.

The Orchestra of St. Luke's and Bernard Labadie came up with the excellent idea of a Bach-centered festival in New York. 

Julia Lezhneva partners with Richard Tognetti and the ACO to deliver a thrilling program of Baroque arias, in which her vocal agility and expressivity are on full display.

John Butt's Dunedin Consort in an illustration and exploration of coffee house culture in Bach's 1730s Leipzig. 

A disappointing performance of Bach's four Orchestra; Suites from the Academy of Ancient Music, on tour to the United States. 

Laurence Cummings and Royal Northern Sinfonia round off their week of Bach concerts at Sage Gateshead with joyful orchestral music, and Bach's miniature comic opera.

Today it is thought that J.S. Bach’s chamber and ensemble music, including the four Orchestral Suites, date from his time in Leipzig from the 1720s onwards. When all the Orchestral Suites (BWV1066–1069) are put together, their inventive and varied nature is evident. The suites make great use of all ensemble instruments and incorporate a range of structures, as well as internal forms and dances.

Frans Brüggen led the Orchestra of the Eighteenth Century in what proved to be a monumental afternoon of music. Ever true to the spirit of its namesake, this ensemble has dedicated itself since 1981 to the practical execution of works from the Baroque era. This particular program showcased works spanning a 25-year range, from Bach’s Orchestral Suite no.

Giovanni Antonini y la Orquesta Barroca de Sevilla ofrecieron una versión de las Suites para orquesta de Bach construida con criterio, sin perder de vista el trasfondo originario del mundo de la danza, mostrando su sublimación a través de un ejercicio sustancioso.

Jordi Savall y Le Concert des Nations ofrecieron uno de esos conciertos que se postulan como inolvidables debido al compromiso ofrecido con una interpretación idiomática de la música de Bach.

Das Deutsche Symphonie-Orchester Berlin tanzt durch ein Programm rund um C.P.E. Bach.

Para este programa, la Filarmónica de la Ciudad de México nos recibió con una orquesta de cuerdas muy reducida y un clavecín que dividía el semicírculo en dos partes iguales. Como estaba anunciado, Scott Yoo, director artístico de la Filarmónica, se bajó del podio y se incorporó a la orquesta como violín principal y solista.