
When it comes to the big Baroque choral works you can count on Ton Koopman to deliver an extraordinarily fine show–indeed, his 1983 live recording
After listening to this inspired oratorio, it’s clear why Carl Ditters von Dittersdorf was recognized in his day as Franz Joseph Haydn’s primary competitor. It’s
Those Bachs–J.C., W.F., and old Johann Nicolaus–were some funny guys! (Sorry, no P.D.Q. here.) It seems when this well-extended family got together–grandfathers, uncles, sons, brothers,
Given what we know today about Johann Sebastian Bach and Georg Philipp Telemann, most observers (including me) would argue that Bach was the superior composer.