Bach wrote the 5th French Suite for clavier in 1723...
Bach wrote the 5th French Suite for clavier in 1723 for his second wife, Anna Magdalena, who was a talented musician. A light-footed, exhilarating dance written in fugal style, the Gigue playfully stands its theme on its head in in the second half as the voices enter with the tune...
Jean-Philippe Rameau (1683 – 1764) was one of the most...
Jean-Philippe Rameau (1683 – 1764) was one of the most important French composers of the 18th century. His five suites for for violin, viola da gamba and harpsichord, Pièces de clavecin en concerts, were groundbreaking works in the development of chamber music. Vigorous and propulsive, La Rameau comes from the...
With its majestic and energetic overture, serene Aria, and lively...
With its majestic and energetic overture, serene Aria, and lively dances, the Orchestral Suite No. 3 is one of Bach's most brilliant and joyous creations. Listen here:
Jean-Philippe Rameau (1683 – 1764) was one of the most important French composers of the 18th century. The Arts and the Hours is taken from a scene in his last opera Les Boréades in which Polymnia, the muse of poetry and music, enters to aid Abaris in his quest to...
