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Johann Sebastian Bach

Johann Sebastian Bach: The Genius of Baroque Music

Introduction to Johann Sebastian Bach

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750) was a German composer and musician whose mastery of counterpoint, harmony, and form shaped the Baroque period and influenced every era of Western music that followed. Though largely unrecognized in his lifetime outside of Germany, the Bach Revival of the 19th century cemented his place as one of the greatest composers in history. His works, spanning sacred and secular vocal music, orchestral suites, keyboard compositions, and intricate fugues, continue to be revered for their intellectual depth and expressive beauty.

Bach’s Most Celebrated Works

Keyboard and Organ Masterpieces

Bach’s contributions to keyboard music remain essential repertoire for pianists and organists alike:

  • The Well-Tempered Clavier (Books 1 & 2) (1722, 1742) – A groundbreaking collection of 48 preludes and fugues, demonstrating the potential of equal temperament tuning.
  • Goldberg Variations (1741) – A mesmerizing and virtuosic set of variations for harpsichord.
  • Toccata and Fugue in D minor (BWV 565) – One of the most famous and dramatic organ works ever composed.

Orchestral and Instrumental Works

Bach’s instrumental compositions blend technical brilliance with expressive depth:

  • Brandenburg Concertos (1721) – A collection of six lively and inventive concertos showcasing diverse instrumentation.
  • Cello Suites (c. 1717–1723) – A cornerstone of solo string repertoire, each suite revealing new dimensions of melody and harmony.
  • Violin Partitas and Sonatas (c. 1720) – Featuring the legendary Chaconne in D minor, considered one of the greatest solo violin works ever written.

Sacred and Choral Music

Bach’s vocal works demonstrate his deep spiritual devotion and compositional genius:

  • Mass in B minor (1749) – A monumental choral masterpiece.
  • St. Matthew Passion (1727) & St. John Passion (1724) – Emotionally powerful retellings of the Passion of Christ.
  • Cantatas (over 200 composed) – Including "Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme" (BWV 140), which remains widely performed.

Bach’s Enduring Influence

Bach’s compositions inspired composers from Mozart and Beethoven to Chopin and Shostakovich, and his works continue to be studied, performed, and admired by musicians worldwide. His ability to blend technical mastery with deep emotional expression ensures his music remains timeless.

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  • J. S. Bach: Magnificat D-Dur BWV 243, Kantate BWV 140 "Wachet Auf, Ruft Uns Die Stimme" - Theo Adam, Agnes Giebel, Hermann Prey, Marga Hoffgen, Hans Joachim Rotzsch, Elisabeth Grummer, Das Gewandhausorchester / Emidisc LP / C 047-50 500 J. S. Bach: Magnificat D-Dur BWV 243, Kantate BWV 140 "Wachet Auf, Ruft Uns Die Stimme" - Theo Adam, Agnes Giebel, Hermann Prey, Marga Hoffgen, Hans Joachim Rotzsch, Elisabeth Grummer, Das Gewandhausorchester / Emidisc LP / C 047-50 500
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    J. S. Bach: Magnificat D-Dur BWV 243, Kantate BWV 140 "Wachet Auf, Ruft Uns Die Stimme" - Theo Adam, Agnes Giebel, Hermann Prey, Marga Hoffgen, Hans Joachim Rotzsch, Elisabeth Grummer, Das Gewandhausorchester / Emidisc LP / C 047-50 500

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    J. S. Bach: Magnificat D-Dur BWV 243, Kantate BWV 140 "Wachet Auf, Ruft Uns Die Stimme" - Theo Adam, Agnes Giebel, Hermann Prey, Marga Hoffgen, Hans Joachim Rotzsch, Elisabeth Grummer, Das Gewandhausorchester / Emidisc LP C 047-50...
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  • Bach Kunst Der Fuge Cello Suits  Keller Quartet  Annet Bylsma Recorded at the Bartholomeaus-Kirche, Dornheim, 2000 & at the Library of the Mathematical Institute of the Academy of Sciences, Budapest  DVD (880242507594) Bach Kunst Der Fuge Cello Suits  Keller Quartet  Annet Bylsma Recorded at the Bartholomeaus-Kirche, Dornheim, 2000 & at the Library of the Mathematical Institute of the Academy of Sciences, Budapest  DVD (880242507594)
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    Bach: Kunst Der Fuge Cello Suits / Keller Quartet / Annet Bylsma /Recorded at the Bartholomeaus-Kirche, Dornheim, 2000 & at the Library of the Mathematical Institute of the Academy of Sciences, Budapest / DVD

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    Bach: Kunst Der Fuge Cello Suits / Keller Quartet / Annet Bylsma /Recorded at the Bartholomeaus-Kirche, Dornheim, 2000 & at the Library of the Mathematical Institute of the Academy of Sciences, Budapest / DVD   Format: NTSC Running time: 115...
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  • Bach - A Musical Offering  Musical Offering  The Kuijken Ensemble, Leipzig  J.S. Bach Musical Offering, BWV 1079  Recorded live at the Altes Rathaus (Old Town Hall), Leipzig, 28 July 2000  Directed by Michael Beyer  DVD (880242503664) Bach - A Musical Offering  Musical Offering  The Kuijken Ensemble, Leipzig  J.S. Bach Musical Offering, BWV 1079  Recorded live at the Altes Rathaus (Old Town Hall), Leipzig, 28 July 2000  Directed by Michael Beyer  DVD (880242503664)
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    Bach - A Musical Offering / Musical Offering / The Kuijken Ensemble, Leipzig / J.S. Bach: Musical Offering, BWV 1079 / Recorded live at the Altes Rathaus (Old Town Hall), Leipzig, 28 July 2000 / Directed by Michael Beyer / DVD

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    Bach - A Musical Offering / Musical Offering / The Kuijken Ensemble, Leipzig / J.S. Bach: Musical Offering, BWV 1079 / Recorded live at the Altes Rathaus (Old Town Hall), Leipzig, 28 July 2000 / Directed by Michael Beyer / DVD   Format:...
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  • Bach: Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248 2 DVD Set / Sir John Elliot Gardiner / Monteverdi Choir; English Baroque Soloists / Including Two Documentaries / Recorded at the Herderkirche, Weimar 23 & 27 December 1999 / DVD (880242450982) Bach: Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248 2 DVD Set / Sir John Elliot Gardiner / Monteverdi Choir; English Baroque Soloists / Including Two Documentaries / Recorded at the Herderkirche, Weimar 23 & 27 December 1999 / DVD (880242450982)
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    Bach: Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248 2 DVD Set / Sir John Elliot Gardiner

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    Bach: Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248 2 DVD Set / Sir John Elliot Gardiner / Monteverdi Choir; English Baroque Soloists / Including Two Documentaries / Recorded at the Herderkirche, Weimar 23 & 27 December 1999 / DVD   Format: NTSC Running time:...
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  • Hans Werner Henze: Der junge Lord / Libretto by Ingeborg Bachmann / Mathis - Grobe - McDaniel - Driscoll / Deutsche Oper Berlin / Christoph von Dohnanyi / DVD (880242723987) Hans Werner Henze: Der junge Lord / Libretto by Ingeborg Bachmann / Mathis - Grobe - McDaniel - Driscoll / Deutsche Oper Berlin / Christoph von Dohnanyi / DVD (880242723987)
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    Hans Werner Henze: Der junge Lord / Libretto by Ingeborg Bachmann / Mathis - Grobe - McDaniel - Driscoll / Deutsche Oper Berlin / Christoph von Dohnanyi / DVD

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    Hans Werner Henze: Der junge Lord / Libretto by Ingeborg Bachmann / Mathis - Grobe - McDaniel - Driscoll / Deutsche Oper Berlin / Christoph von Dohnanyi / DVD   Format: NTSC Running time: 136 Minutes UPC: 880242723987  ASIN:...
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  • The Berliner Philharmoniker in Tokyo - Concert at the Suntory Hall / Dmitry Shostakovich / Carl Maria von Veber / Antonin Dvorak / J.S.Bach / Recorded Live at the Suntory Hall, Tokio, 26 November 2000 / DVD (880242202482) The Berliner Philharmoniker in Tokyo - Concert at the Suntory Hall / Dmitry Shostakovich / Carl Maria von Veber / Antonin Dvorak / J.S.Bach / Recorded Live at the Suntory Hall, Tokio, 26 November 2000 / DVD (880242202482)
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    The Berliner Philharmoniker in Tokyo - Concert at the Suntory Hall / Dmitry Shostakovich / Carl Maria von Veber / Antonin Dvorak / J.S.Bach / Recorded Live at the Suntory Hall, Tokio, 26 November 2000 / DVD

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    The Berliner Philharmoniker in Tokyo - Concert at the Suntory Hall / Dmitry Shostakovich / Carl Maria von Veber / Antonin Dvorak / J.S.Bach / Recorded Live at the Suntory Hall, Tokio, 26 November 2000 / DVD   Format: NTSC Running time: 99...
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  • Bach Cantatas: Cantata N° 204 "Ich Bin In Mir Vergnügt", Cantata N° 209 "Non Sa Che Sia Dolore" - Elisabeth Speiser (soprano), Württemberg Chamber Orchestra, Heilbronn, Rudolf Ewerhart (conductor) / Turnabout LP Stereo 1968 / TV 34127S Bach Cantatas: Cantata N° 204 "Ich Bin In Mir Vergnügt", Cantata N° 209 "Non Sa Che Sia Dolore" - Elisabeth Speiser (soprano), Württemberg Chamber Orchestra, Heilbronn, Rudolf Ewerhart (conductor) / Turnabout LP Stereo 1968 / TV 34127S
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    Bach Cantatas: Cantata N° 204 "Ich Bin In Mir Vergnügt", Cantata N° 209 "Non Sa Che Sia Dolore" - Elisabeth Speiser (soprano), Württemberg Chamber Orchestra, Heilbronn, Rudolf Ewerhart (conductor) / Turnabout LP Stereo 1968 / TV 34127S

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    Bach Cantatas: Cantata N° 204 "Ich Bin In Mir Vergnügt", Cantata N° 209 "Non Sa Che Sia Dolore" - Elisabeth Speiser (soprano), Württemberg Chamber Orchestra, Heilbronn, Rudolf Ewerhart (conductor) / Turnabout LP Stereo 1968  TV...
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  • Mozart: Don Giovanni / Salzburger Festspiele 2014 / Wiener Philarmoniker / Philarmonia Chor Wien / Conducted by Christoph Eschenbach / Staged by Swen-Erik Bechtolf / DVD (880242727381) Mozart: Don Giovanni / Salzburger Festspiele 2014 / Wiener Philarmoniker / Philarmonia Chor Wien / Conducted by Christoph Eschenbach / Staged by Swen-Erik Bechtolf / DVD (880242727381)
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    Mozart: Don Giovanni / Salzburger Festspiele 2014 / Wiener Philarmoniker / Philarmonia Chor Wien / Conducted by Christoph Eschenbach / Staged by Swen-Erik Bechtolf / DVD

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    Mozart: Don Giovanni / Salzburger Festspiele 2014 / Wiener Philarmoniker / Philarmonia Chor Wien / Conducted by Christoph Eschenbach / Staged by Swen-Erik Bechtolf / DVD   Format: NTSC Running Time: 180 Minutes UPC: 880242727381   ...
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  • Bach St. Matthew Passion John Nelson 2 DVD Werner Gura  Stephen Morscheck  Directed by Louis Narboni  Orchestre de Chambre de Paris  Schola Cantorum of Oxford  Maitrise de Paris  The Soli Deo Gloria Collection  DVD Bach St. Matthew Passion John Nelson 2 DVD Werner Gura  Stephen Morscheck  Directed by Louis Narboni  Orchestre de Chambre de Paris  Schola Cantorum of Oxford  Maitrise de Paris  The Soli Deo Gloria Collection  DVD
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    Bach: St. Matthew Passion: John Nelson 2 DVD/ Werner Gura / Stephen Morscheck / Directed by Louis Narboni / Orchestre de Chambre de Paris / Schola Cantorum of Oxford / Maitrise de Paris / The Soli Deo Gloria Collection / DVD

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    Bach: St. Matthew Passion: John Nelson 2 DVD/ Werner Gura / Stephen Morscheck / Directed by Louis Narboni / Orchestre de Chambre de Paris / Schola Cantorum of Oxford / Maitrise de Paris / The Soli Deo Gloria Collection / DVD Format: NTSC Running Time:...
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  • Marcel Dupré Spielt Bach An Der Orgel Von St. Sulpice, Paris / Les Maîtres De L'Orgue/Die Meister Der Orgel/Masters Of The Organ / Philips LP / 6587 501 Marcel Dupré Spielt Bach An Der Orgel Von St. Sulpice, Paris / Les Maîtres De L'Orgue/Die Meister Der Orgel/Masters Of The Organ / Philips LP / 6587 501
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    Marcel Dupré Spielt Bach An Der Orgel Von St. Sulpice, Paris / Les Maîtres De L'Orgue/Die Meister Der Orgel/Masters Of The Organ / Philips LP / 6587 501

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    Marcel Dupré Spielt Bach An Der Orgel Von St. Sulpice, Paris / Les Maîtres De L'Orgue/Die Meister Der Orgel/Masters Of The Organ / Philips LP  6587 501   Label: Philips – 6587 501 Series: Les Maîtres De...
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  • Bach Cantatas Nos. 56 ''I Will Carry The Cross With Gladness'', No. 82 ''Oh Lord, 'Tis Enough'' - Mack Harrell (baritone), RCA Victor Orchestra And Chorus, Robert Shaw (conductor) / RCA Victor Red Seal LP 1960 / LM-2312 Bach Cantatas Nos. 56 ''I Will Carry The Cross With Gladness'', No. 82 ''Oh Lord, 'Tis Enough'' - Mack Harrell (baritone), RCA Victor Orchestra And Chorus, Robert Shaw (conductor) / RCA Victor Red Seal LP 1960 / LM-2312
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    Bach Cantatas Nos. 56 ''I Will Carry The Cross With Gladness'', No. 82 ''Oh Lord, 'Tis Enough'' - Mack Harrell (baritone), RCA Victor Orchestra And Chorus, Robert Shaw (conductor) / RCA Victor Red Seal LP 1960 / LM-2312

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    Bach Cantatas Nos. 56 ''I Will Carry The Cross With Gladness'', No. 82 ''Oh Lord, 'Tis Enough'' - Mack Harrell (baritone), RCA Victor Orchestra And Chorus, Robert Shaw (conductor) / RCA Victor Red Seal LP 1960 LM-2312   Label: RCA Victor Red...
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  • Virgil Fox Plays The John Wanamaker Organ Philadelphia / ''Fanfares From Parsifal'' - Richard Wagner; ''Carillon De Westminster'' Louis Vierne; ''Come, Sweet Death'' - Johann Sebastian Bach; ''Thou Art The Rock'' - Mulet / Command LP Stereo / CC11025SD Virgil Fox Plays The John Wanamaker Organ Philadelphia / ''Fanfares From Parsifal'' - Richard Wagner; ''Carillon De Westminster'' Louis Vierne; ''Come, Sweet Death'' - Johann Sebastian Bach; ''Thou Art The Rock'' - Mulet / Command LP Stereo / CC11025SD
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    Virgil Fox Plays The John Wanamaker Organ Philadelphia / ''Fanfares From Parsifal'' - Richard Wagner; ''Carillon De Westminster'' Louis Vierne; ''Come, Sweet Death'' - Johann Sebastian Bach; ''Thou Art The Rock'' - Mulet / Command LP Stereo / CC11025

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    Virgil Fox Plays The John Wanamaker Organ Philadelphia / ''Fanfares From Parsifal'' - Richard Wagner; ''Carillon De Westminster'' Louis Vierne; ''Come, Sweet Death'' - Johann Sebastian Bach; ''Thou Art The Rock'' - Mulet / Command LP...
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