Classical music is having something of a modern renaissance. With sales of classical CDs and streaming increasing by more than 10% last year - almost double the average rise across all genres - more ...

Complete works aims to replicate Mozart success. By Aymeric Pichevin Less than a year after the spectacular breakthrough in France of the complete Mozart works — a 170-CD boxed set which sold for €99 ...

Johann Sebastian Bach came from a distinguished musical lineage in Germany. Many in his family were composers and musicians. After his death, his work almost faded into obscurity, but thanks renewed ...

Feeling ‘suite’ toothed? Must be the Bach... A study has been published showing how classical music makes us crave chocolate biscuits and other sweet treats. No, we’re not going crackers. This ...

The world of classical music has gotten a modern makeover. The Bach Society of Saint Louis has spent 85 years celebrating the work of Johann Sebastian Bach and other classical composers through ...

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Countertenor revival: Bach's vocal curlicues are all part of the challenge of singing the Christmas Oratorio, says Stephen Diaz. Photo / Supplied ‘Oh, Bach is tough,” Stephen Diaz says, sounding ...

As her Australian tour kicks off, one of the world’s great Bach interpreters talks the death of CDs, the decline in arts journalism and dancing to classical music Angela Hewitt always had a thing for ...

Guardian journalism is independent. We earn a commission if you buy something through an affiliate link. Learn more. Fifty years ago the quest for authentic performances of early music turned the ...

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