Bach spent his final years in Leipzig, from 1723 until his death in 1750, serving as Cantor at the School of St. Thomas with responsibility for music in five principal city churches.
Composer Biography
Bach's career as a musician began at age eighteen, serving in various roles including court musician at Weimar and organist at Arnstadt and Muhlhausen.
Composition History
The Prelude in E flat from Bach's Leipzig Clavierübung is known to the English as the St. Anne Fugue due to its subject's similarity to a well-known Anglican hymn-tune.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Johann Sebastian Bach's music represents the culmination of the Baroque era, synthesizing Italian melodic invention, French rhythmic dance forms, and German contrapuntal mastery.
Performer Biography
Wolfgang Rübsam gained international recognition in 1973 by winning the Grand Prix de Chartres, Interpretation, and has since released over eighty award-winning recordings.
Performer Biography
Wolfgang Rübsam, a German native, received musical training in Europe and the United States, and has held a professorship at Northwestern University since 1974.
Composer Biography
Johann Sebastian Bach came from a family of musicians and his sons continued this tradition, contributing to a new style of music in the later 18th century.
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