For many centuries, the name Johann Pachelbel was shrouded in obscurity, but then a little piece of music changed all that. The “Canon in D” exploded in popularity in the 20th century and appeared in movies, pop songs, and countless

Pachelbel’s Canon in D is one of the most recognisable pieces of classical music ever written, heard in countless films, on streaming playlists, and at weddings. But the Canon wasn’t always so famous. For generations, it languished in obscurity, just

He is probably never going to live down that earworm canon, but Johann Pachelbel, baptised on 1 September 1653, is the most famous of a long line of composers working in or around Nuremberg. For the longest time, Pachelbel was

Das Gewitter im Aprilen From Pachelbel: Un orage d’avril / April Storm (2016) Released by Harmonia Mundi Pachelbel: Das Gewitter im AprilenA festival of ‘musical delights’! Though the two bars of bass of a certain celebrated Canon have made Pachelbel