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Bach concertsJohann Sebastian Bach · 1685–1750

From 1723 until his death in 1750 Bach was Thomaskantor in Leipzig. The St John Passion, the St Matthew Passion and the Christmas Oratorio were written here, and his grave lies in the Thomaskirche, where the Thomaner still sing. Every June the Leipzig Bachfest celebrates him.

Where to startStart with the Cello Suites, the Brandenburg Concertos or the Goldberg Variations.

Portrait: Elias Gottlob Haussmann · Wikimedia Commons · public domain

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