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 instrumental compositions such as the Cello Suites and Brandenburg Concertos; keyboard works such as the Goldberg Variations, The Well-Tempered Clavier and the Toccata and Fugue in D minor; and vocal music such as the St Matthew Passion and the Mass in B minor. Since the 19th-century Bach Revival, he has been generally regarded as one of the greatest composers in the history of Western music.
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Interview,
James Ehnes on Bach
6th May 2025
The violinist discusses his new recording of a selection of Bach concertos with Canada's National Arts Centre Orchestra - an organisation which 'played a pivotal part' in his early life through tours, radio broadcasts and competitions for young artists.
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Nevermind Ensemble on recasting Bach's Goldberg Variations
5th March 2025
The quartet talk about their new recording of the immortal Goldberg Variations, seamlessly adapted for flute, violin, gamba and continuo.
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Popular Works: Bach, J S
- Brandenburg Concerto No. 1 in F Major, BWV1046 (245)
- Brandenburg Concerto No. 2 in F Major, BWV1047 (280)
- Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G Major, BWV1048 (299)
- Brandenburg Concerto No. 4 in G major, BWV1049 (251)
- Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 in D major, BWV1050 (304)
- Brandenburg Concerto No. 6 in B flat major, BWV1051 (238)
- Cello Suite No. 1 in G major, BWV1007 (393)
- Cello Suite No. 2 in D minor, BWV1008 (353)
- Cello Suite No. 3 in C major, BWV1009 (362)
- Cello Suite No. 4 in E flat major, BWV1010 (292)
- Cello Suite No. 5 in C minor, BWV1011 (312)
- Cello Suite No. 6 in D major, BWV1012 (292)
- Cello Suites Nos. 1-6, BWV1007-1012 (186)
- Chorale Prelude BWV639 'Ich ruf' zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ' (271)
- Chorale Prelude BWV645 'Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme' (277)
- Chorale Prelude BWV659 'Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland' (318)
- Chromatic Fantasia & Fugue in D minor, BWV903 (270)
- Concerto for Two Violins in D minor, BWV1043 (279)
- Fantasia & Fugue in G minor, BWV542 'Great' (186)
- Goldberg Variations, BWV988 (399)
- Italian Concerto, BWV971 (285)
- Jesu, bleibet meine Freude (from Cantata BWV147 'Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben') (426)
- Keyboard Concerto No. 1 in D minor, BWV1052 (231)
- Orchestral Suite No. 2 in B minor, BWV1067 (220)
- Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D major, BWV1068 (206)
- Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D major, BWV1068: Air ('Air on a G String') (497)
- Partita for solo violin No. 1 in B minor, BWV1002 (250)
- Partita for solo violin No. 2 in D minor, BWV1004 (373)
- Partita for solo violin No. 2 in D minor, BWV1004: Chaconne (272)
- Partita for solo violin No. 3 in E major, BWV1006 (286)
- Partita No. 1 in B flat major, BWV825 (227)
- Partita No. 2 in C minor, BWV826 (217)
- Passacaglia & Fugue in C minor, BWV582 (196)
- Sonata for solo violin No. 1 in G minor, BWV1001 (310)
- Sonata for solo violin No. 2 in A minor, BWV1003 (259)
- Sonata for solo violin No. 3 in C major, BWV1005 (267)
- Toccata & Fugue in D minor, BWV565 (565)
- Toccata, Adagio & Fugue in C major, BWV564 (236)
- Violin Concerto No. 1 in A minor, BWV1041 (300)
- Violin Concerto No. 2 in E major, BWV1042 (283)
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