No composer has more universal appeal than Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750). The plethora of concerts, festivals, recordings and publications that came in the wake of the Bach Anniversary Year of ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about 21st century leadership, Agile, innovation & narrative. Last Sunday, I listened to a performance of Johann Sebastian ...

Stiffly executed, though informative, "Once Upon a Time Johann Sebastian Bach" takes a Classics Illustrated approach to the life of the composing great. Given scripter-helmer Jean-Louis Guillermou's ...

Frederick the Great of Prussia, a devoted patron of the arts, had a particular interest in music and admired the music of Johann Sebastian Bach. In 1747, Bach visited Potsdam, where his son Carl ...

Johann Sebastian Bach is possibly the most influential and sublime composer in history. Everyone from Mozart and Beethoven to the Beatles and Lady Gaga has paid him homage. During his life, however, ...

(NEWSER) – A new documentary argues that Anna Magdalena should be known for much more than being Mrs. Johann Sebastian Bach: She may have been the composer of some of her husband's greatest works.

The most famous portrait of the iconic German composer Johann Sebastian Bach went on public display for the first time in decades when it was unveiled to enthusiastic applause at the Nikolai Kirche in ...

Calm and graceful, this cello piece by Bach slowly dances through hopefulness, longing and introspection. By Zachary Woolfe The 21-year-old pianist turned the great set of variations into the story of ...

Fueled by his Lutheran faith, the composer devoted his life to creating music for refreshment, proclamation, and praise. In the 16th century, a baker named Veit Bach fled Hungary because of his ...

It was a good year for Messiahs and an equally good one for the “classically-related" repertoire. Piffaro: The Renaissance Band Drive the Cold Winter Away: A Renaissance Christmas Celebration Self ...