February 15th marked the 400 th anniversary of Michael Praetorius’s death. It passed without fanfare or flourish, though this musical titan was a master of both. His gifts served the devotional, but, ...

Eisenach in Thuringia, part of what was the old East Germany, is one of those pretty towns you find in the region. The march of post-war modernisation passed it by. With its half-timbered houses, it ...

Artist: Apollo's Fire, Jeannette Sorrell, Apollo's Musettes, Apollo's Singers, Oberlin Choristers, Children's Choirs of St Paul's Church, Michael Praetorius In spite of this disc’s title, Jeannette ...

Performances in N.Y.C. Advertisement Supported by Critic’s Pick Tenet Vocal Artists marked the 450th anniversary of the German Baroque composer Michael Praetorius’s birth, and the 400th of his death.

In the early 17th century the German composer, organist and music theorist Michael Praetorius compiled an encyclopaedia cataloguing every aspect of music in his time. Andrew Manze dips into the book ...

Montpelier s Onion River Chorus, directed by Larry Gordon, will present two performances of A Child is Born: Christmas Music by Michael Praetorius. The 60 voices of the chorus will be joined by an ...

One of the great names of the early Baroque, the German composer Michael Praetorius (1571-1621) was a contemporary of Claudio Monteverdi’s, the Italian who set the bar for the musical avant-garde of ...

Donald Macleod explores the life and career of the most revered composer of his age, Michael Praetorius - a key figure in the music of the Reformation. In today's episode, Donald explores Praetorius’ ...