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Huge xylophone plays Bach

Giant handmade xylophone plays Bach in the depths of a serene Japanese forest

nina simone plays bach

Nina Simone plays a stunning Bach-style fugue in the middle of one of her classic songs

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bach cantata tim mead

This Bach cantata is so beautiful it's basically from another planet

Figgy pudding fugue

We Wish You a Merry Christmas, in the style of a Bach fugue

Christmas

Classical music is speeding up, according to a study using the works of J.S. Bach

New study into performances of Bach reveals classical music is speeding up

Margarita Balanas cellos

Cellist plays one piece of Bach on 20 historic cellos – and the contrast is fascinating

Bach on marimba

You haven’t heard Bach until you’ve heard it on marimba

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Miloš Milivojević

Bach played on an accordion is absolutely stunning

Ivan Dukhnych

One man plays an exceptionally beautiful Bach duet on violin AND organ

Joseph Joachim violinist

Bach - Sonatas and partitas for solo violin

New releases: Morricone, Radulovic

New releases: 60 years of iconic Morricone music and Nemanja Radulovic plays Bach

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Christian-Pierre La Marca

An in-depth masterclass on Bach’s Suites for solo cello

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Bach B minor Mass Monteverdi Choir

Is this the most thrilling, joyous and uplifting three minutes of music ever written?

Church ceiling

The 5 best pieces of early choral music – according to an expert

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Bach Dance

Cellist Peter Gregson on a new approach to Bach, working with dancers and the atmosphere at the Bristol Proms

Peter Gregson

Bach Come Sweet Death Komm susser tod

Bach: Komm, süßer Tod

Bach's well tempered clavier

Bach - 48 Preludes and Fugues (Well-Tempered Clavier)

harpsichord

Bach - Partitas for keyboard

Bach Sinfonias Inventions

Bach - Inventions and Sinfonias

Stradivarius

Bach - Chaconne

nativity stained glass window

Bach - Magnificat

Nativity

Bach - Christmas Oratorio

Ave Maria Hail Mary rosary

Bach - Ave Maria

Johann Sebastian Bach at the organ

Bach - Prelude No. 1 in C Major

Bach cantata 140

Bach - Cantata No. 140 (Wachet Auf)

bach cantata 208

Bach - Cantata No. 208

Bach News

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Bach pancake

Someone made an impossibly well-sculpted J.S. Bach pancake and we are mightily impressed

György and Márta Kurtág Bach duet

This 90-year old couple play Bach together and it will bring tears to your eyes

JS Bach and Princess Eugenie

J.S. Bach given a boost among under-35s thanks to Princess Eugenie

Bach Pictures

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Bach's children

Q: How many children did J.S. Bach have? A: Loads. Here’s what we know.

San Quentin Prison interior

10 of the greatest composers who broke the law

Johann Sebastian Bach

Bach: Compositions, children, biography and more facts about the great composer

Bach Album Reviews

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New releases 13th July

New releases: Vladimir Ashkenazy plays Bach and Maxim Rysanov plays Schubert

New releases 12th June

New Releases: Bach with Zhu Xiao-Mei and Emmanuel Despax plays Chopin

new releases 22nd may

New releases: 'Bach Stories' and Mozart with the LSO Wind Ensemble

Bach Guides

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Bach's Facebook page

If composers had Facebook: Johann Sebastian Bach's profile

Bach and wife Anna Magdalena

Did Bach’s wife write some of his best-known works?

Requiem

A guide to JS Bach's incredible Passion music