From Buxtehude, Bach and Handel, to contemporary composer Liza Lim, we take a tour of the myriad forms of composers’ handwriting and calligraphy – and how music makes itself on the page.
The two newly attributed pieces lay overlooked in manuscript form, until researcher Peter Wollny was able to firmly identify them as being by a 20-year-old JS Bach.
A Belgian in Paris, César Franck was a leading organist, composer and teacher in the 19th century, yet his music has slipped out of fashion in recent decades. There is much to enjoy in our playlist.
A musical exploration of the roots of Halloween (and associated festivals La Toussaint and El Día de los Muertos) – when the dead come alive and walk among us.
Poseidon, the new organ concerto by B. Tommy Andersson, marks the celebrations to welcome the Rieger Orgelbau instrument to the Gothenburg Concert Hall.
Ancien élève du Conservatoire National Supérieur de Paris dans les classes d'Histoire de la musique et d'Esthétique, Nicolas Schotter est ancien éditeur de la version francophone du site Bachtrack. Il continue par ailleurs ses recherches musicologiques sur l'évolution des pratiques musicales liturgiques au XXe siècle.
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