On June 18, 1948, in the gilded ballroom of New York City’s Waldorf-Astoria Hotel, Columbia Records unveiled a technological marvel that would change the course of music history: the long-playing (LP) record. This innovation—capable of playing up to 23 minutes of music per side—promised…
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In 1721, Johann Sebastian Bach presented a compiled collection of six concertos to Christian Ludwig, Margrave of Brandenburg-Schwedt. He called them “Six Concerts à plusieurs instruments (Six Concertos for several instruments). The works were so important to Bach that he wrote out the music…
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