No British composers made the top ten. Bach has been named the best composer (John Stillwell/PA) Johann Sebastian Bach has been named the greatest composer of all time. The German Baroque figure has ...

He came from a distinguished musical lineage in Germany, many of whom were also composers and musicians. In his day Bach was revered as a virtuoso organist, however his legacy lies in the hundreds of ...

In this episode of DW Festival Concert, we'll hear music from Leipzig's celebration of 300 years of Johann Sebastian Bach. It was 300 years ago, in 1723, that Johann Sebastian Bach took up the ...

Boyce Lancaster talks with Maestro Albert-George Schram, former staff conductor of the Columbus Symphony Orchestra, about Johann Sebastian Bach, whose fascination with numerology and theology led to ...

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, ...

Baroque German composer Johann Sebastian Bach produced music that is so scrupulously structured that it’s often compared to math. Although few among us are emotionally affected by mathematics, Bach’s ...

From The Beatles to Eminem and Lady Gaga, here are all the times Bach’s music unexpectedly appeared in chart-topping pop, rock and rap. Here’s proof that the great Baroque composer Johann Sebastian ...

Johann Sebastian Bach was born 154 years ago on Thursday – a date marked by Google with a special, artificial-intelligence-powered Doodle enabling users to make their own music inspired by the ...

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 ...