Only the youngest of Johann Sebastian Bach’s sons departed the German homeland. Born in 1735, Johann Christian began his long sojourn in Italy in 1755 and converted to Catholicism; luckily the stern ...

Publication of Lucio Silla by JS Bach’s youngest son could see his talent recognised once more in the city he made his home London is about to recognise the significance of one of its greatest ...

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 ...

Yesterday, while pottering around in the kitchen, making food for the dogs, I tried to recall the first time I heard Bach’s ...

Donald Macleod explores the life and music of the ‘English Bach’ Composer of the Week explores the life and music of the ‘English Bach’, Johann Christian Bach, whose blending of German technique with ...

Quintets for Flute, Oboe, Violin, Cello and Harpsi, Movements: D Amarillis Johann Christian Bach, Composer Quintets for Flute, Oboe, Violin, Cello and Harpsi, Movements: F Johann Christian Bach, ...

Performances in N.Y.C. Advertisement Supported by Leon Botstein and the American Symphony Orchestra performed music by four Bachs less frequently heard. By Anthony Tommasini Johann Sebastian Bach was ...

With religious music so involving he could inspire faith in non-believers, the German composer’s sense of harmony makes him a shared reference point for all classical composers ‘The immortal god of ...

Donald Macleod discusses Johann Christian's rejection of a traditional Bach career as a provincial organist in favour of travelling to Italy to concentrate on opera. He follows Johann Christian to ...