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Bach pancake

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

Huge xylophone plays Bach

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

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

This incredible pianist played Bach upside down

This incredible pianist played a Bach masterpiece upside down – and our minds are officially blown

Jacques Loussier

This Bach fugue captures the pure musical genius of the late Jacques Loussier

kid quartet playing bach concerto

This incredible string quartet of kids can basically play anything

Figgy pudding fugue

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

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Glenn Gould and the score for the Goldberg Variations

Glenn Gould's score of Bach's Goldberg Variations to be auctioned in New York

Lady Gaga Fugue

The epic Baroque Fugue on a Theme by Lady Gaga

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Bach and wife Anna Magdalena

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

Bach beer bottles

Bach's Art of Fugue played on beer bottles is strangely hypnotic

Christian Pierre La Marca Bach score

Watch a performance of Bach’s Cello Suites – and follow along with the music

Beatboxing Kevin cello

Beatboxing to Bach’s Cello Suite is the most incredible display of multi-tasking

baritone saxophone bach cello suite

A Bach cello suite on baritone saxophone is the most peaceful thing you'll hear today

"Obsession", Sonata 2 for Solo Violin -Eugene Ysay

We're *obsessed* with this saxophone cover of a 20th century violin sonata

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Ivan Dukhnych

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

Bach from Fluterscooter

A Bach flute sonata - flute and organ, but just one player

ray chen bach encore

This might be the most deliriously fun encore performance we’ve ever seen

bach prelude memory test

This guy reckons he can memorise a whole Bach prelude in under an hour

Bach St Matthew Passion contract

Bach would’ve been completely forgotten by history without this document

bach machine golf ball

This intensely satisfying machine somehow manages to play Bach’s ‘Jesu Joy of Man’s Desiring’

Bach daughter prodigy

Teacher and adorable young virtuoso absolutely nail Bach's Concerto for Two Violins

Bach beer bottles

Bach's contrapuntal masterpiece, Art of Fugue ...but played on bottles

bach violinist brain

This is what happens to a musician’s brain when they play Bach

Bach St Matthew Passion

One picture that sums up a powerful response to terrorism and violence

cello mountain bach ruth boden

This woman dragged her cello to the top of a mountain, just to play Bach

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Bach order of service

Church censors Bach’s 'Air on the G string' because of its naughty title

air on a g-string andrew huang

New video shows Bach’s ‘Air on the G string’ performed on actual G-strings

Johann Emanuel Göbel Bach portrait

Is this the face of JS Bach? Museum claims this painting could be a rare likeness of the great composer

cat attacks flautist

This cat physically attacked its owner for playing Bach

peter gregson bristol proms bach

A simple, beautiful performance of Bach's Cello Suite No. 1

Peter Gregson

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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

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

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

Requiem

A guide to JS Bach's incredible Passion music

Scrolling Bach

These scrolling music manuscripts are the internet at its most beautiful