Bach's children

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

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10 of the greatest composers who broke the law

Johann Sebastian Bach

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

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The most beautiful classical music postage stamps

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Bach's friends, family, and important people in his life

Free Pussy Riot

Pussy Riot: Who is the classical equivalent?

Bach News

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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

Bach Music

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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

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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 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 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

Lady Gaga Fugue

The Lady Gaga Fugue and other incredible Baroque-inspired arrangements of pop songs

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