Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
His playing too advanced for small-town churches, his cantatas far more complex than those of his contemporaries (and thus under-appreciated), Bach initially found his genius thwarted. This program surveys the amazing achievements of the man of whom...
Johann Sebastian Bach: a documentary portrait
This first-class documentary biography of Bach shows us the places and the documents of his life: the houses in which he lived, the organs on which he played, the report cards he got in school, and the letters he wrote to excuse his innovations and ...
The great composers: J. S. Bach
This program details the events and influences that shaped the development of Johann Sebastian Bach. Combined with stunning period images, paintings and feature film inserts, the program explores the life and times of Bach against a background of or...