No composer has more universal appeal than Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750). The plethora of concerts, festivals, recordings and publications that came in the wake of the Bach Anniversary Year of ...

Johann Sebastian Bach is possibly the most influential and sublime composer in history. Everyone from Mozart and Beethoven to the Beatles and Lady Gaga has paid him homage. During his life, however, ...

Three hundred years ago, Johann Sebastian Bach came to Leipzig as cantor. This was celebrated extensively at the Bachfest. His works continue to shape the music world today. When Johann Sebastian Bach ...

Johann Sebastian Bach was influenced by his large family of musicians. The Leipzig Bach Festival also features music by his ancestors and descendants. Johann Sebastian Bach is now considered one of ...

For the first time in a generation, a new piece of music by Johann Sebastian Bach has been discovered. The young composer wrote the aria in 1713 while working in Germany. NPR has a portion of the ...

The most famous portrait of the iconic German composer Johann Sebastian Bach went on public display for the first time in decades when it was unveiled to enthusiastic applause at the Nikolai Kirche in ...

Considered one of the greatest composers in the history of music, Johann Sebastian Bach is a true classical music heavyweight. His seminal oeuvre comprises over 1,000 compositions, most of which date ...

Azerbaijan State Academic Philharmonic Hall has presented the concert program "In the Shadow of Bach", AzerNEWS reports.

[This is an edited version of the essay Stan Grant contributed to the program that accompanied “Silence & Rupture” — a collaboration of the Australian Chamber Orchestra and the Sydney Dance Company, ...

He came from a distinguished musical lineage in Germany, many of whom were also composers and musicians. In his day Bach was revered as a virtuoso organist, however his legacy lies in the hundreds of ...