The title really ought to come in quotation marks, for of the five works that Alexei Ogrintchouk plays on his first solo recording for BIS, only one, the Adagio from the Sinfonia of the Easter ...

Oboe works by Bach, Pachelbel, and Laschanzky highlight the instrument’s expressive range. Bach’s “Ich habe genug” Cantata and “Air on a G String” feature lyrical, emotive lines. Bach’s Oboe Concerto ...

We're in Benaroya Hall in Seattle to hear the Seattle Symphony, conductor Gerard Schwartz, violinist Maria Lanianoff, and oboist Nathan Hughes play the Concerto for Oboe and Violin by Bach.

Gonzalo X. Ruiz — well known to Bay Area audiences through his long-standing involvement with the Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra — is among the country’s great Baroque oboists, and this lovely and ...

Led by artistic director Paul Dyer, Baroque Masters brings together works from Handel, Bach, Pachelbel and Vivaldi across a ...

Six incredible works of art, and six reasons they changed everything. In 1721, Johann Sebastian Bach carefully packaged together six of his finest concertos and sent them to a Christian Ludwig, ...

Julia Fischer is one of the fastest-rising stars in the classical music world today. She came to widespread attention in 2007 as winner of the prestigious Artist of the Year prize at the Classic FM ...

They say the cello can pull at the heartstrings because it's the instrument closest to the human voice, but you should hear what Heinz Holliger can do with an oboe. On his new album (released today on ...

The humble oboe may not be the first instrument you think of soloing before a symphony orchestra, but Andrew Parker, principal oboe for the Quad City Symphony Orchestra, will shine in that rare role ...

The Australian Chamber Orchestra and Richard Tognetti present an unmissable album of Bach concertos. Bach is food for the soul, and this collection of four concertos explores the warmth, intimacy and ...