Bach Archive

Van Cliburn winner.

Van Cliburn winner.

  Vadym Kholodenko plays Rachmaninoff transcriptions. I attended a concert by Vadym Kholodenko in Carmel, California, shortly after he won the gold medal at the 2013 Van Cliburn International Piano competition. Indeed, here was yet …
Bach’s Magic.

Bach’s Magic.

  Johann Sebastian Bach Brandenburg Concertos Nos. 1-6, BWV 1046-1051 (complete) Performed by the Freiburger Barockorchester. The Brandenburg Concertos are famous because the youthful J. S. Bach devised as many different scores to feature many …
Improvisations!

Improvisations!

  Improvisations! For my own entertainment on a Saturday afternoon, I clicked around on the Web, and suddenly I discovered Gabriela Montero. I listened to the music magic of this pianist, as she responded to …