Today I want to share with you Ich ruf’ zu dir, BWV 177 by Johan Sebastian Bach, composed in 1732. As I listen to this cantata, I catch myself expecting a dramatic change, bursting with emotion, at every change in tempo; ..
When we look at famous composers, we often assume that they were always famous and everything they composed was loved by the public. The reality is anything but. Take Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky’s Romeo and Juliet overture, ..