Although now beloved and revered by millions as one of the greatest composer
who ever lived, Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) was best known in his lifetime
as an organist, and was eclipsed in fame as a composer by two of his twenty
children. For the last twenty-seven years of his life he was a schoolteacher and
choir director whose duties extended to meal supervision and dormitory inspection.
Yet throughout his career he composed a vast body of music which is amongst
the most joyful, dancing and enrapturing ever written.

This portrait-in-sound includes many examples of the music that made him immortal.
With compelling narration by Jeremy Siepmann, character portrayals by acclaimed
actors, and the interpolation of over twenty-five substantial musical extracts
reflecting the development of one of music's most enduringly awe-inspiring
composers, we are transported back three centuries straight into the life of
Johann Sebastian Bach. This innovative sense of immediacy is at the heart of this
comprehensive audio-biography, depicting the life of a composer whose music is
universally admired.

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