Bach Beautifully Played on the Baroque Lute by Renowned Lute Player Evangelina Mascardi
In the two videos here, see Argentine lutenist Evangelina Mascardi play passionate renditions of J.S. Bach compositions on the rich, resonant Baroque lute. In Bach’s time, lutenists were some of the…
Watch Glenn Gould Perform His Last Great Studio Recording of Bach’s Goldberg Variations (1981)
“The best reason to hate Bach’s Goldberg Variations,” writes pianist Jeremy Denk, “is that everybody loves them.” As part of Denk’s iconoclastic challenge to this universal love, he cites another reason: “everyone asks…
Watch J.S. Bach’S “Air On The G String” Played On The Actual Instruments from the Late 17th to Mid-18th Century
There is no wrong way to listen to the music of Johann Sebastian Bach. You may prefer the austere, idiosyncratic piano interpretations of Glenn Gould; you may prefer the groundbreaking analog-synthesizer…
The Essential Glenn Gould: His Legacy Includes Much More Than The Music Of J.S. Bach
One can only wonder what Gould might have done had he lived a full life — he had many plans and spoke of them with customary enthusiasm — but I…
Ana Vidovic’s Live and Virtual Recitals Have Made Her One of the Classical Guitar’s Brightest Stars
Live and virtual recitals—including on YouTube—have helped fuel Ana Vidovic’s rise as one of the world’s most popular classical guitarists. The Buggles song “Video Killed the Radio Star” was…
Bringing Bach’s St. Matthew Passion Back to Life: Mendelssohn’s Impact
Hard as it is to imagine, there was a time when JS Bach’s St Matthew Passion was virtually unknown outside Leipzig, where it was first performed in 1727. Sporadic performances continued at the…
Enjoy the Mesmerizing Performance: Alim Beisembayev, a Ten-Year-Old Prodigy, Plays Tchaikovsky’s Nocturne Op. 19 No. 4
We’ve gone back through the YouTube archives and found this sensational performance of Alim Beisembayev performing in Moscow in 2008. Alim, cover star of the Feb/Mar issue of Pianist and winner of the…
Musician Pours 130 Liters of Water Into a $2,000 Grand Piano and Then Plays It
This is the (frankly insane) story of YouTuber and musician Mattias Krantz, who decided to run a little experiment involving one gorgeous grand piano, and 130 LITRES of water. Mattias, from…
André Rieu & Virtuoso Pan Flute Gheorghe Zamfir Create the Most Stunning Music Ever
Romanian pan flute virtuoso Gheorghe Zamfir created some of the most beautiful music ever with André Rieu when they played “The Lonely Shepherd” with Rieu’s orchestra. Zamfir joined the Dutch…
The Lesser-Known Romantic Life Of Joseph Hayd, The Merry Widow Joseph Haydn And Rebecca Schroeter
During his two London visits, Joseph Haydn was treated like royalty. As one of the most celebrated composers in Europe, he led highly successful concerts and composed a number of…