He came from a distinguished musical lineage in Germany, many of whom were also composers and musicians. In his day Bach was revered as a virtuoso organist, however his legacy lies in the hundreds of ...

(4) Orchestral Suites, Movements: No. 1 in C, BWV1066 (2 oboes, bassoon & strings) Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer Alfredo Bernardini, Conductor Zefiro (4) Orchestral Suites, Movements: No. 3 in D, ...

Eight women played an important role in the life of composer JS Bach and in his family's musical tradition. An exhibition in the Berlin Cathedral shows how the role of women evolved in Bach's time and ...

One of the more unexpected side effects of the digital revolution, it seems, has been to turn us all into remixers. Unthinkable even a decade ago, we all now routinely borrow and collage, recombining ...

Nearly 300 years after his death, Johann Sebastian Bach is still the gold standard in classical music. Clemency Burton-Hill explores why that is. On BBC Radio 3’s Breakfast show we have a daily ...