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Johann Sebastian Bach
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Johann Sebastian Bach worked as an organist and Kapellmeister in Arnstadt, Weimar and Köthen, among other places, and from 1723 as cantor of the Thomaskirche in Leipzig. He forged the Italian concerto, the French dance and the German chorale into a counterpoint of unrivalled richness. His Matthäus-Passion (St Matthew Passion) from 1727 tells the story of the Passion with two choirs and two orchestras. After his death that work fell into oblivion, until Felix Mendelssohn performed it again in 1829.
Listening
Listening tip. Listen to the solo violin at the beginning of Erbarme dich and hear how the long, plaintive melody already anticipates what the alto voice is about to sing.
Matthäus-Passion: Erbarme dich (Ton Koopman) · Johann Sebastian Bach, 1727
Brandenburgs concert nr. 3: I. Allegro (The English Concert, Trevor Pinnock) · Johann Sebastian Bach, 1721
Goldberg-variaties: Aria (Glenn Gould, 1955) · Johann Sebastian Bach, 1741
Brandenburgisches Konzert Nr. 3: Allegro (Concerto Italiano) · Johann Sebastian Bach, 1721
Matthäus-Passion: Kommt, ihr Töchter, helft mir klagen (Collegium Vocale Gent, Philippe Herreweghe) · Johann Sebastian Bach, 1727
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In 1723 Johann Sebastian Bach became cantor of the Thomaskirche in Leipzig, where he wrote cantatas Sunday after Sunday, and in 1727 the Matthäus-Passion.
See also
- German Baroque and Bach
- Antonio Vivaldi
- Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina
- Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck
- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
- Ludwig van Beethoven
- Fanny Mendelssohn
- Frédéric Chopin
- Johannes Brahms
Categories: ArtistsGerman Baroque and Bach