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3 days ago · Johann Sebastian Bach (31 March [O.S. 21 March] 1685 – 28 July 1750) was a German composer and musician of the late Baroque period.
2 days ago · Anna Magdalena Wilcke (1701-1760) was a well-known soprano who in 1721 married the legendary classical composer, Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750). However, Anna Magdalena went down in music ...
4 days ago · The St John Passion and St Matthew Passion are two of Bach's most famous pieces of sacred music, telling the Biblical story of Jesus' crucifixion. But where do you start with these two mammoth works? Here's an introduction to the best moments of these masterpieces of religious music.
4 days ago · Keyboard works (Klavierwerke) by Johann Sebastian Bach traditionally refers to Chapter 8 in the BWV catalogue or the fifth series of the New Bach Edition, both of which list compositions for a solo keyboard instrument like the harpsichord or the clavichord.
2 days ago · The two-week classical music event begins in Eugene this Friday. The 55th Oregon Bach Festival pays homage to the prolific composer, Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 –1750.) And it’s also a living tradition—with performances from conventional to crossover—imagine Bach-inspired Led Zepplin and Taylor Swift! This season’s theme is ...
3 days ago · They look at how the counterpoint technique of Johann Sebastian Bach may have inspired Nina Simone, and how a love of Genuine can turn into a career in classical music.
Composer Johann Sebastian Bach is a classical superstar. But little was known about the women of his musical family until now. A rare portrait of Anna Magdalena Bach around 1710. Bach's wife...
