Johann Sebastian Bach
Born: 31st March 1685, Eisenach
Died: 28th July 1750, Leipzig
Nationality: German
Johann Sebastian Bach was a German composer and musician of the late Baroque period. He is known for his prolific output across a variety of instruments and forms, including the orchestral Brandenburg Concertos; solo instrumental works such as the cello suites and sonatas and partitas for solo violin; keyboard works such as the Goldberg Variations and The Well-Tempered Clavier; organ works such as the Schübler Chorales and the Toccata and Fugue in D minor; and choral works such as the St Matthew Passion and the Mass in B minor. Since the 19th-century Bach Revival, he has been widely regarded as one of the greatest composers in the history of Western music.
The Bach family had already produced several composers when Johann Sebastian was born as the last child of a city musician, Johann Ambrosius, in Eisenach. After being orphaned at age 10, he lived for five years with his eldest brother, Johann Christoph, then continued his musical education in Lüneburg.
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Bach's St John Passion from Raphaël Pichon and Pygmalion
20th Mar 2026
Raphaël Pichon follows up his benchmark recording of the St Matthew Passion with a much-anticipated account of the St John - with the raw immediacy of the narrative tempered by moments of tenderness.
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Martin James Bartlett on Bach, Mozart and Britten
12th Mar 2026
The British pianist discusses his new album of early concertos by Bach and Mozart plus Britten's Young Apollo, recorded in Salzburg with the Mozarteumorchester and Howard Griffiths.
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Popular Works: Bach, J S
- Brandenburg Concerto No. 1 in F Major, BWV1046 (277)
- Brandenburg Concerto No. 2 in F Major, BWV1047 (302)
- Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G Major, BWV1048 (333)
- Brandenburg Concerto No. 4 in G major, BWV1049 (294)
- Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 in D major, BWV1050 (344)
- Brandenburg Concerto No. 6 in B flat major, BWV1051 (273)
- Cello Suite No. 1 in G major, BWV1007 (422)
- Cello Suite No. 2 in D minor, BWV1008 (383)
- Cello Suite No. 3 in C major, BWV1009 (386)
- Cello Suite No. 4 in E flat major, BWV1010 (312)
- Cello Suite No. 5 in C minor, BWV1011 (334)
- Cello Suite No. 6 in D major, BWV1012 (314)
- Chorale Prelude BWV639 'Ich ruf' zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ' (274)
- Chorale Prelude BWV645 'Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme' (288)
- Chorale Prelude BWV659 'Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland' (330)
- Chromatic Fantasia & Fugue in D minor, BWV903 (299)
- Concerto for Two Violins in D minor, BWV1043 (297)
- Fantasia & Fugue in G minor, BWV542 'Great' (201)
- Goldberg Variations, BWV988 (491)
- Italian Concerto, BWV971 (321)
- Jesu, bleibet meine Freude (from Cantata BWV147 'Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben') (422)
- Keyboard Concerto No. 1 in D minor, BWV1052 (253)
- Keyboard Concerto No. 5 in F minor, BWV1056 (194)
- Orchestral Suite No. 2 in B minor, BWV1067 (254)
- Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D major, BWV1068 (234)
- Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D major, BWV1068: Air ('Air on a G String') (527)
- Partita for solo violin No. 1 in B minor, BWV1002 (270)
- Partita for solo violin No. 2 in D minor, BWV1004 (388)
- Partita for solo violin No. 2 in D minor, BWV1004: Chaconne (277)
- Partita for solo violin No. 3 in E major, BWV1006 (304)
- Partita No. 1 in B flat major, BWV825 (240)
- Partita No. 2 in C minor, BWV826 (228)
- Passacaglia & Fugue in C minor, BWV582 (195)
- Sonata for solo violin No. 1 in G minor, BWV1001 (325)
- Sonata for solo violin No. 2 in A minor, BWV1003 (277)
- Sonata for solo violin No. 3 in C major, BWV1005 (283)
- Toccata & Fugue in D minor, BWV565 (636)
- Toccata, Adagio & Fugue in C major, BWV564 (256)
- Violin Concerto No. 1 in A minor, BWV1041 (339)
- Violin Concerto No. 2 in E major, BWV1042 (320)
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