Johann Sebastian Bach was born on March 21, 1685 in Eisenach, Thuringia, Germany. A prolific German composer and organist, his sacred and secular works for choir, orchestra and solo instruments drew together the strands of the baroque genre and brought it to its ultimate maturity. Although he introduced no new forms, he enriched the prevailing German style with a robust contrapuntal technique, a control of harmonic and motivic organisation from the smallest to the largest scales, and the adaptation of rhythms and textures from abroad, particularly Italy and France. Many people consider him to be the greatest Baroque composer, and one of the greatest composers of all time. From 1723 until his death he was Thomascantor at Leipzig.
Revered for their intellectual depth, technical command and artistic beauty, J.S. Bach's works include the Brandenburg concertos, the keyboard suites and partitas, the Mass in B Minor, the St. Matthew Passion, The Musical Offering, The Art of Fugue and a large number of cantatas, of which about 220 survive. He died on July 28, 1750.
Some of his sons also became composers - Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach, Johann Christian Bach, Wilhelm Friedemann Bach and Johann Christoph Friedrich Bach.
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April 11, 1727
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Leipzig, Saxony, Germany1. St Matthew Passion, BWV 244
April 2, 1725
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Leipzig, Saxony, Germany1. Bleib bei uns, denn es will Abend werden, BWV 6
March 25, 1725
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Leipzig, Saxony, Germany1. Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern, BWV 1
January 14, 1725
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Leipzig, Saxony, Germany1. Ach Gott, wie manches Herzeleid, BWV 3
October 15, 1724
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Leipzig, Saxony, Germany1. Wo soll ich fliehen hin, BWV 5
September 24, 1724
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Leipzig, Saxony, Germany1. Liebster Gott, wenn werd ich sterben? BWV 8
June 24, 1724
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Leipzig, Saxony, Germany1. Christ unser Herr zum Jordan kam, BWV 7
June 18, 1724
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Leipzig, Saxony, Germany1. Ach Gott, vom Himmel sieh darein, BWV 2
Some of Johann Sebastian Bach's most popular tracks include Cello Suite No. 1 in G Major, BWV 1007: I. Prélude, Air on a G String, Air, Toccata and Fugue in D Minor, Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Aria. Listen to these songs and discover more from their extensive catalog.
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