Oboe works by Bach, Pachelbel, and Laschanzky highlight the instrument’s expressive range. Bach’s “Ich habe genug” Cantata and “Air on a G String” feature lyrical, emotive lines. Bach’s Oboe Concerto ...

Love it or hate it, Pachelbel’s Canon in D is one of the most famous pieces of classical music of all time, but the facts behind the composition aren’t as well known. Classic FM busts the myths behind ...

It's a wedding classic, beloved by many around the world. But is it really what it says it is? (spoiler: no) First up, enjoy a beautiful scrolling score of the famous piece, make by Gerubach here. You ...

Johann Pachelbel, Un orage d’avril; Six Suites from Musikalische Ergötzung et al., Gli Incogniti, Amandine Beyer, Harmonia Mundi HMC 902238 Misreading this present disc’s title as “An Orange in April” ...

EDITOR'S NOTE: The writer is a news editor with The Associated Press and a cellist who has played the eight notes in the bass line of Pachelbel's "Canon" at weddings nearly a gazillion times. It's not ...

The Canon is today instantly recognisable; but, quite unbelievably, it all but disappeared from our musical history for over 200 years. Unfortunately, there is conceivably an entire world of ...

Bach is back, bigger than ever and just in time for the holiday buying season in this 275th year since his death. The ...

Partie (Suite) In G Major, P 450: 6. Sarabande Partie (Suite) In G Major, P 450: 7. Gigue Partie (Suite) In G Major: 8. Finale. Adagio Sinfonia for Strings and Continuo in G, R.149: 1. Allegro molto ...

As wedding traditions evolve, it becomes increasingly common to walk down the aisle to sappy, chart-toppers by Ed Sheeran or wistful acoustic covers of classic rock hits. But Johann Pachelbel’s “Canon ...