JUST before this year’s Super Bowl, a Philadelphia Eagles devotee sat down at an organ and started to play. There were more melodies than the average fan may have been used to, but the instrument soon ...

It’s fascinating to compare this nuanced set with the performance by the Soviet pianist who inspired Shostakovich in 1950 Shostakovich composed his 24 Preludes and Fugues in 1950 and 1951, between his ...

Some musical masterpieces transcend mere euphony to become a matter of life and death. Composed in 1950-51 by Dmitri Shostakovich (1906-1975), the 24 Preludes and Fugues, Opus 87 for piano represented ...

When singing a round, a mysterious phenomenon occurs. One voice begins the melody, and others follow with a delay. Even as the melodies and lyrics diverge, they sound harmonious, growing richer with ...

Performances in N.Y.C. Advertisement Supported by Critic’s Pick The pianist returned to Carnegie Hall with the first complete performance of the 24 Preludes and Fugues there. By Seth Colter Walls The ...

Playing his own selection of pieces from Bach’s monumental work may be heresy, but Anderszewki’s intelligence, lucidity and joy is undeniable It’s four years since Piotr Anderszewski last released a ...

(5) Fugues, Movements: D minor Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer (5) Fugues, Movements: D Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer Fugue Wolfgang ...

Tatyana Nikolayeva, Shostakovich's muse via her Bach playing, guarded the monument and was acclaimed here in the 1980s. Her interpretation was iron-cast but grey alongside Levit's rainbow palette.

It's the keyboard work that has lasted through the centuries - Bach's Well-Tempered Clavier is the aspiring pianist's go-to text. French pianist Hélène Grimaud, showing off the nimble fingerwork in ...