Word: bache
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Bach's Concerto for Two Violins was a useful way to compare Josefowicz and Laredo. Though she came closer to technical perfection (his bowing suffered slightly from his need to conduct), he blended more fully with the ensemble. Though she was more visibly enthusiastic in performance, he was more vigorous in the fast outer movements...
...Handel & Haydn Society, founded in Boston in 1815, is the United States' oldest continuing performing arts ensemble. Since then, H&H has broadened the American performance repertoire by premiering such popular pieces as Handel's Messiah in 1818 (they have performed it annually since 1854), Bach's Mass in B Minor and Verdi's Requiem. Aside from making history, H&H has taken interesting steps in actually bridging musical history, bringing the idea of a "historically informed performance" to Boston audiences since 1986 when the orchestra fell under the artistic direction of Christopher Hogwood. The objective of historically informed performance...
...does Christoph Wolff, Mason professor of music and dean of the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, considered by many to be the pre-eminent scholar of J.S. Bach and the Bach family alive today. "If students really want to experience and learn about the music of Bach," he says, "there is no better way than going to Emmanuel on Sundays. It will put them in touch with another world." Wolff praises Emmanuel for its diligent study of Bach, whom he says paved the path for composers all the way through the modern age. "Bach showed us that...
Emmanuel Church is located at 15 Newbury St. next to the Ritz-Carlton Hotel, Arlington Green Line T stop. Services take place Sundays at 10 a.m., followed by a Bach cantata during the academic year. If you have any questions, call 536-3356. Very reduced student prices for concerts available...
...Bach Cantatas...