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  • Revisiting Bach's Air on G String, from a singing and dancing viewpoint · musicBaroqueJohann Sebastian BachAir on G StringChristopher HogwoodsingingdanceDoris HumphreyviolinYehudi Menuhinrecorder · Jun 10, 2015
  • The single greatest performance of Bach's Goldberg Variations: Pierre Hantaï with rhythmic drive and life · musicJohann Sebastian BachGoldberg VariationsPierre Hantaïharpsichordpiano · Nov 5, 2014
  • Discovering the beautiful keyboard playing of Robert Hill by accident on YouTube changed my life · musicYouTubeRobert HillJohann Sebastian BachCarl Philipp Emanuel BachLudwig van BeethovenJohannes Brahmslute-harpsichordharpsichordfortepianopianoEnglish SuitesFrench SuitesPartitasGoldberg VariationsWell-Tempered Clavierintermezzi · Aug 21, 2014
  • The perfect music for Good Friday: some favorite interpretations of Bach's "Erbarme dich" from the St. Matthew Passion · musicGood FridayEasterBaroqueJohann Sebastian BachSt. Matthew PassionNathalie Stutzmann · Apr 18, 2014
  • My third year of celebrating Johann Sebastian Bach's birthday: who was this guy anyway? · musicfluteJohann Sebastian BachJohn Eliot GardinerGidon Kremerchaconneviolin · Mar 31, 2014
  • Chamber music concert at CMU featured Bach's Goldberg Variations arranged for string trio · Carnegie Mellon UniversityPittsburgh Symphony OrchestraPittsburghmusicfluteBaroque fluteviolinviolacelloWolfgang Amadeus MozartJohann Sebastian BachGoldberg Variations · Nov 19, 2013
  • New goals for a new season of the Pittsburgh Recorder Society · musicrecorderPittsburgh Recorder SocietyPittsburghJohann Sebastian BachDieterich Buxtehudeukulele · Sep 15, 2013
  • More summer musical partying, and another ten-year-old dream fulfilled! · musicfluterecorderbass recorderBaroque flutepianoduetchessarm wrestlingpullupschinupsJohann Sebastian BachGeorge Philipp TelemannGabriel FauréAprès un rêveRoland de Lassus · Jul 4, 2013
  • My second year of celebrating Johann Sebastian Bach's birthday: a tale of accidental love · musicfluteBaroque fluteJohann Sebastian Bachrecorder · Mar 21, 2013
  • Music I just played for the first time: recorder sonata, tangos · musicrecorderJohann Sebastian BachfluteBaroque fluteviolinGeorge Frideric Handeltango · Jan 26, 2013
  • Report on CMU Baroque Ensemble concert, with Stephen Schultz on Baroque flute · musicBaroque fluteCarnegie Mellon UniversityJohann Sebastian BachBrandenburg concertosStephen SchultzPittsburgh · Nov 18, 2012
  • Thank you, Glenn Gould, for introducing me to Schönberg! · musicatonalpianoGlenn GouldJohann Sebastian BachArnold SchönbergGerman Romanticism · Sep 25, 2012
  • My first bobblehead doll: guess who? · musicJohann Sebastian BachPittsburgh Music AlliancePittsburgh Renaissance and BaroqueChatham BaroquePittsburgh CamerataBach Choir of PittsburghPittsburgh Chamber Music SocietyPittsburghfluteBaroque fluteEmmanuel PahudCarl Philipp Emanual Bach · Sep 20, 2012
  • The passion of Bach's Air on the G String: three very different interpretations · musicBaroqueJohann Sebastian BachAir on G StringrecorderBaroque flute · Sep 14, 2012
  • Attending my first CMU Baroque Ensemble concert: enjoying Bach's Brandenburg 2 · musicCarnegie Mellon UniversityStephen SchultzPittsburghJohann Sebastian BachBaroque fluterecorderErin Yanacektrumpet · Apr 29, 2012
  • Flute update: celebrating Bach's birthday, using a Thumbport, improvising to bossa nova · musicfluteJohann Sebastian BachFranz Lisztbossa novaimprovisationrecorderGoldberg VariationsLatin music · Mar 21, 2012
  • Why go to concerts by amateur music groups? · musicconcertsBaroque fluteJohann Sebastian BachperformancemelodicaBrandenburg concertos · Dec 12, 2011
  • Flute versus recorder: why do I play both? · musicfluterecorderauthenticityJohann Sebastian BachmarathonStephen Schultz · Nov 17, 2011