Johann Sebastian Bach
composer

Johann Sebastian Bach

  • March 21, 1685 Eisenach (Germany) - July 28, 1750 Leipzig (Germany)

Biography

Johann Sebastian Bach, the Cantor of Leipzig

Johann Sebastian Bach, one of the greatest composers in the history of music, left an incomparable work of perfection. With more than three hundred cantatas, his music commands veneration and admiration. His genius dominates Western music, his structured mind was of a prophetic nature and his sacred and secular music asserted his nobility. Orphaned at the age of ten, the composer received a solid education and met the greatest composers of his generation.

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Jeremy Denk performs Ives's "Concord" Piano Sonata No. 2
Jeremy Denk performs Ives's "Concord" Piano Sonata No. 2

2024 Aspen Music Festival and School

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Nicholas McGegan conducts Haydn, Handel, and Bach — With Steven Isserlis
Nicholas McGegan conducts Haydn, Handel, and Bach — With Steven Isserlis

2024 Aspen Music Festival and School

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Zubin Mehta conducts Beethoven — With Lana Trotovšek
Zubin Mehta conducts Beethoven — With Lana Trotovšek

2024 Ljubljana Festival

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Leif Ove Andsnes and Bertrand Chamayou perform piano duets in Düsseldorf
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88 Minutes of Piano Excellence for World Piano Day 2023
88 Minutes of Piano Excellence for World Piano Day 2023

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Gergely Madaras conducts Brahms and Dohnányi — With Liza Ferschtman
Gergely Madaras conducts Brahms and Dohnányi — With Liza Ferschtman

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Franz Welser-Möst conducts Loggins-Hull, Barber, and Prokofiev — With Alisa Weilerstein
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Alexandra Dovgan performs Bach and Brahms
Alexandra Dovgan performs Bach and Brahms

Verbier Festival 2023

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Tibor Bogányi conducts Béla Bartók — With Kristóf Baráti
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Master Class with David Watkin: the Bach Suites for Solo Cello
Master Class with David Watkin: the Bach Suites for Solo Cello

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Lang Lang: Favourite Melodies
Lang Lang: Favourite Melodies

The virtuoso pianist performs Bach, Beethoven, ...

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Pasion! A portrait of Leonardo García Alarcón
Pasion! A portrait of Leonardo García Alarcón

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Lucas Debargue in recital
Lucas Debargue in recital

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Berliner Philharmoniker interprets Stravinsky — With François-Xavier Roth
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Andreas Reize conducts Bach's Christmas Oratorio
Andreas Reize conducts Bach's Christmas Oratorio

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Christian Tetzlaff performs Bach's Sonatas and Partitas for Solo Violin
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Yunchan Lim performs Bach, Scriabin, and Beethoven
Yunchan Lim performs Bach, Scriabin, and Beethoven

2022 Van Cliburn International Piano Competition

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Discovering the Organs of Arp Schnitger
Discovering the Organs of Arp Schnitger

Masaaki Suzuki plays Buxtehude and Bach

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Angela Hewitt plays Bach's Goldberg Variations
Angela Hewitt plays Bach's Goldberg Variations

From St. Thomas Church, Leipzig

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Concours musical international de Montréal: Finals (I/IV)
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Concours musical international de Montréal: Finals (II/IV)