From the St. John to St. Matthew Passion, contemporary arrangements of Bach masterpieces at the Leipzig Bach Festival speak to oppression and conflict.ComposerJohann Sebastian Bach reinvented his ...

In nearly two centuries since, Leipzig has stayed true to Bach with a dedicated museum/archive and an international music competition.March 21st, Bach’s birthday, saw the finale of this year’s ...

They will be performed, among other works, as part of the Bachfest in Leipzig, held from June 12-22. The revisited versions of the work appropriately fit into this year's theme for the Bach ...

Bach revisited the score for the “St. John Passion” numerous times over the next quarter-century, revising the work for a final time in 1749, a year before his death.

The story begins in 1731 in Leipzig, Germany, where Bach lived and worked much of his life. ... And after he died, in 1750, his son C.P.E. Bach delivered the work to his music publisher.

Johann Sebastian Bach was Cantor of St. Thomas' Church in Leipzig from 1723 until the end of his life in 1750. His daily commute to work also took him past Auerbachs Keller.

The work, about 12 minutes in length, was found in the Music Library of the Leipzig Municipal Libraries and announced to the world as a Mozart composition on Sept. 19.