The Male Voice and Bach

Although we previously discussed, at length, the progress of the Historically Informed Performance (HIP) movement from the pioneering days of the 1970s, there is one period instrument we haven’t discussed: the […]

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Reconstructing the Lost St. Mark Passion

According to Bach’s necrology (obituary), published four years after his death, he composed five great Passion settings. Only two of them have survived in full: the fabulous St. John and […]

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Serenity in the Goldberg Variations

This selection is from an arrangement of the Goldberg Variations I made in 1996-1997 for the orchestra I founded in Québec, Les Violons du Roy. It was recorded at the […]

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Buxtehude’s Influence on Bach

I have always had a lot of affection for Bach’s early works, in particular his first church cantatas. We cannot understand this music without delving into the legacy of his […]

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Amanda Forsythe’s Favorite Bach

Written by Amanda Forsythe My 2020 schedule had been very busy, when, like the rest of the world, I suddenly found myself housebound. I have two sons, and two cats, […]

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