Musical Passions--settings of the Gospel accounts of the betrayal and crucifixion of Christ--seem unlikely vehicles for popular success in a secular, post-modern age. After all, this venerable genre, ...

Johann Sebastian Bach has been named the greatest composer of all time. The German Baroque figure has been voted top from a list of 50 musical masters for BBC Music Magazine. Bach was renowned for his ...

The probably most famous classical music composer has spurred numerous biographies and has many fans around the world. Yet little is known about Johann Sebastian Bach as a person. Since Johann ...

Imagine, then, challenging Bach's authorship of the much-loved Six Cello Suites, arguably the Everest of cello repertoire. Did Leonardo da Vinci paint the Mona Lisa? Jarvis, founder of the Darwin ...

Even people who think they're familiar with J.S. Bach's music should be in for an adventure when the Bach Society Houston resurrects his long-lost "St. Mark Passion." The work, which Bach performed ...

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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 ...

No British composers made the top ten. Bach has been named the best composer (John Stillwell/PA) Johann Sebastian Bach has been named the greatest composer of all time. The German Baroque figure has ...

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