Rilling, a Grammy-winning German conductor renowned for his recordings of Bach, helped the University of Oregon put on its first festival for the composer in 1970. For more than four decades, Rilling ...

He was the first to record all of J.S. Bach’s nearly 200 sacred cantatas, a project that stood out not only for its range but also for its steadfast style. By David Allen Helmuth Rilling, an eloquent, ...

J.S. Bach’s great B-minor Mass summarizes the composer’s staggering achievements in sacred music, much as his Art of Fugue and Well-Tempered Clavier catalog his prowess in instrumental genres. Bach ...

There are a few great composers who gave us so much music that we are still coming to terms with it. Think of Haydn and his hundred-plus symphonies, Rossini’s nearly 40 operas, and the astonishing ...

Helmuth Rilling, a renowned conductor and co-founder of the Oregon Bach Festival, died Feb. 11. He was 92 years old. The music scene of Eugene, including the Oregon Bach Festival and the University of ...

Helmuth Rilling co-founded the Oregon Bach Festival and was a music education pioneer. He died on Feb. 11 at age 92. Helmuth Rilling, a renowned conductor and co-founder of the Oregon Bach Festival, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Helmuth Rilling, a renowned conductor and co-founder of the Oregon Bach Festival, died Feb. 11. He was 92 years old. The music ...