Bach

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Johann Sebastian Bach and the Deaths That Shaped His Life
Johann Sebastian Bach was one of the most productive composers in classical music history. The size and consistency of his output are all the more extraordinary when you consider how many deaths of loved ones he endured, and how intimately
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Crossing Keys: Olivier Latry’s Bach to Notre-Dame
Olivier Latry, titular organist of the Great Organ of Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris, brings us an album of the organ music of the greatest of Protestant composers, J.S. Bach, on the Cavaillé-Coll organ of the very Catholic of cathedrals, Notre-Dame
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Playing with Bach: Hayk Melikyan and Bach and Forth
The life of Bach’s music through the ages always comes back to the master. In this new recording by Armenian pianist Hayk Melikyan, he takes the Bach we know and uses transcriptions by Wilhelm Kempff, Alexander Siloti, Ferruccio Busoni, Johannes
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If You Like Bach, You Might Like Glenn Gould
Johann Sebastian Bach, the towering figure of Baroque music, is renowned for his intricate counterpoint, emotional depth, and technical brilliance. His compositions have inspired countless musicians and listeners for centuries. Among the interpreters of Bach’s keyboard music, few have left
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The Heartbeat of Bach: Jian Wang’s Solo Cello Suites
Bach’s Six Suites for Solo Cello, BWV 1007–1012, have become the touchstone for the modern cellist. When first approached, they are the Mount Everest of cello works: difficult to conquer and stay on top of. Once conquered, however, they aren’t
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The Divine Artistry of Johann Sebastian Bach
10 of His Greatest Choruses
Johann Sebastian Bach’s music stands as a towering monument in Western music. While countless composers have written exceptional choral music, Bach’s greatest choruses intertwine technical perfection and profound emotional resonance to create moments of transcendent beauty. Christmas Oratorio Johann Sebastian
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Bach Babies in Music
Regina Susanna Bach (1742-1809)
The last of Johann Sebastian Bach’s surviving children, Regina Susanna Bach, was born in 1742. At that time, Bach was 57 years of age, and he started to experience a number of health issues. Most serious was an affliction to
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Bach Babies in Music
Johanna Carolina Bach (1737-81)
Johanna Carolina Bach was baptised on 30 October 1737 in the midst of a severe professional crisis for her father. It all started on 14 May 1737 when the German-Danish composer, theorist and critic of music Johann Adolf Scheibe published
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