Johann Sebastian Bach came from a distinguished musical lineage in Germany. Many in his family were composers and musicians. After his death, his work almost faded into obscurity, but thanks renewed ...

This review has been updated. See note below. András Schiff is the Master. Wednesday night at Walt Disney Concert Hall, he played the first book of Bach’s “Well-Tempered Clavier.” A book it is. A Bach ...

B minor (based on a Torelli violin concerto) BWV 979 B flat major (based on a concerto by Prince Johann Ernst of Saxe-Weimar) BWV 982 C major (based on Vivaldi's Violin Concerto op.3 no.12) BWV 976 C ...

"JS Bach wrote some of the most undeniably beautiful music there is," says Paul Gilbert. "His compositions tend to be more interesting melodically than rhythmically, but I favour melody as a listener, ...

In Bach's era, the pipe organ was one of the world's most technologically advanced instruments. Stefano Bianchetti/Corbis via Getty Images Imagine a grand house on a hill, after dark on an autumn ...

From the sublime, gently weaving melody of "Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring" to the stormy, powerful Toccata and Fugue in D Minor, Bach explores all the secrets of the human heart. No wonder we hear his ...

The dark, deep sound of a solo viola takes on the role of a pipe organ, in an immensely beautiful and striking performance. The dramatic opening flourishes of Bach’s D minor Toccata and Fugue are one ...

Johann Sebastian Bach was a German musician and composer who wrote throughout the 18th Century. For most of his career, Bach worked as an organist and choirmaster at various churches throughout ...

Today's Video of the Day is a performance of Bach's 'Prelude and Fugue No.22 in B-flat Minor' by Manami Suzuki. This video was taken from her performance at the Hamamatsu International Piano ...

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