The Latest Breaking News from JS Bach

Scottish Ensemble review – singular sounds from an ever-adventurous string orchestra

A contemporary piece by David Fennessy is framed by JS Bach and Arvo Pärt in a show characterised by uncanny sounds and ghostly chorales

The Guardian - UK · Oct 4

“If you’re going to become one of the immortals, a god, then you have to die. That’s the tragedy”: The epic story of the unsung genius behind The Doors

Jim Morrison grabbed the headlines, but Ray Manzarek brought depth, musicality and menace to The Doors

Louder · Jul 18

Hugh Laurie Apologizes For ‘Drunken’ Outburst Over ‘House’ Criticism After Fans Attack Journalist Online

“I was sticking up for the writers whom I adored,” Hugh Laurie said in his apology after bashing a journalist for a ‘House’ review.

Bored Panda · Jun 9

Tamara Stefanovich review – inspired and insightful programme celebrates Kurtág at 100

The pianist’s recital was a masterful essay in sound where the Hungarian composer’s short piano works were woven into and out of Debussy, Liszt and Bach

The Guardian - UK · Feb 20

Johann Ludwig Bach: The Leipzig Cantatas album review – this distant cousin’s music is a remarkable discovery

This is the premiere recording of sacred cantatas by JL Bach: works preserved due to his distant cousin, JS Bach, copying them for performance. Conductor Johanna Soller brings them to sensitive and vivid life

The Guardian - UK · Feb 19

Bach with more bite: how to listen to classical music's greatest ever composer

Hi-fi listening lessons from the GOAT

What Hi-Fi? · Dec 23, 2025

MacMillan’s Christmas Oratorio review – a magical choral performance

Roderick Williams and Rhian Lois were the perfectly matched vocal soloists as James MacMillan conducted the BBC Symphony Orchestra and Chorus in a ferociously committed performance of his own Christmas story

The Guardian - UK · Dec 21, 2025

Martin Fröst: BACH album review – silkily eloquent clarinettist brings freshness and fun

The virtuosic musician’s effortless phrasing and imaginative collaborations make this collection short but sweet

The Guardian - UK · Nov 6, 2025

JS Bach, Re-Imagined

To take our collective mind off of more disturbing news, a recommendation for some new music

Reason · Oct 25, 2025

Bach: The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1 album review – Mahan Esfahani’s reading is lucid and illuminating

The harpsichordist describes Bach’s Preludes and Fugues as a ‘challenge and a homecoming’. His thoughtful new recording has a sense of the work’s drama but is never wilful nor perverse

The Guardian - UK · Aug 28, 2025