Coming Soon – Bachstock: 30 Days of Peace and Music
This November, WQXR continues its annual tradition of special month-long composer festivals with a tribute to Johann Sebastian Bach. Called "Bachstock" – invoking the spirit of the seminal 1969 music...
View ArticleBach Organ Marathon: The Complete Program
On Saturday, November 22, WQXR presents all of J.S. Bach's solo organ works performed in an all-day marathon, starting at 7 am at Saint Peter's Church,619 Lexington Avenue (at 54th St.) in...
View ArticleTop Five Bach-Inspired Pop Hits
To celebrate WQXR’s Bachstock—"30 Days of Peace and Music" honoring the legacy of J.S. Bach—we’re looking beyond the realm of classical music to the Billboard pop charts to see just how the 18th...
View ArticleYour Ultimate Guide to Bach Concerts in November
As we explore the music and career of Bach on-air and online this November, consult our one-stop guide to Bach-related concerts in a neighborhood near you.Nov. 2, 9, 16, 23, 30Bach VespersHoly Trinity...
View ArticleAn All-Bach Playlist for the Marathon
J.S. Bach's music is serene, for sure, but it is also invigorating. We've made a playlist of some of Bach's most energizing tunes to take you through the New York City Marathon on Sunday, Nov. 2.The...
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The Bachstock Generator of Puns
With this month's Bachstock festival, we're not only bringing sexy Bach, but also the Bach Pun Generator, which we'll update each week with your submissions.Tell us your best verbal Bach puns using the...
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The 20 Essential Bach Recordings
Every weekday at 10 am during Bachstock, we'll unveil a new installment of the 20 essential Bach recordings.20. Christmas OratorioAmsterdam Baroque OrchestraTon Koopman, conductorAvailable at...
View ArticleThree NYC Kids Give Bach a Big Thumbs Down. Fairly?
For the child whose downtime revolves around Spongebob or Dora the Explorer, Brandenburg can be a tough sell. Just ask our friends at WNYC's Soundcheck.For the show's "Tough Critics" segment, in which...
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As East Berliners Celebrated Freedom, Rostropovich Played Bach
Sunday, Nov. 9 marks the 25th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall. For more than 28 years, the wall completely cut off East Berlin from West Berlin, and its collapse was accompanied by public...
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The Worst Bach Album Covers...Ever
Some of the greatest composers and performers have suffered from the most questionable packaging. Having previously looked at the worst Beethoven and Christmas music album covers, we now offer this...
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One Pianist, Two Keyboards: Christopher Taylor's Bach Variation
When Christopher Taylor took the bronze medal at the 1993 Van Cliburn International Piano Competition, he played J.S. Bach's Goldberg Variations, in an adventurous program that also included Pierre...
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Five Bach Pieces That Sound Better on a Piano than a Harpsichord
Sure, the early-music movement has helped audiences better appreciate the joys of hearing Bach on a historically-appropriate harpsichord or organ. But to some, the modern piano is simply the way to go....
View ArticleTop 10 Bach Guitar Shreds: 2014 Edition
Backstock has been fun. We've had a marathon organ concert and a live performance at Carnegie Hall from one of the world's top period-instrument groups. We've had puns. We've had Bach shows for...
View ArticleThe Hidden, Mesmerizing Logic of Bach's Canons
I became interested in canons through Douglas Hofstadter’s book, Gödel, Escher, Bach, which approaches them not just as musical compositions but as constructs of mathematics and logic. Canons are...
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