Musical Passions--settings of the Gospel accounts of the betrayal and crucifixion of Christ--seem unlikely vehicles for popular success in a secular, post-modern age. After all, this venerable genre, ...

The probably most famous classical music composer has spurred numerous biographies and has many fans around the world. Yet little is known about Johann Sebastian Bach as a person. Since Johann ...

Johann Sebastian Bach has been named the greatest composer of all time. The German Baroque figure has been voted top from a list of 50 musical masters for BBC Music Magazine. Bach was renowned for his ...

Even people who think they're familiar with J.S. Bach's music should be in for an adventure when the Bach Society Houston resurrects his long-lost "St. Mark Passion." The work, which Bach performed ...

He was the first to record all of J.S. Bach’s nearly 200 sacred cantatas, a project that stood out not only for its range but ...

On Tuesday, Alisa Weilerstein presented a concert of J.S. Bach’s Cello Suite No. 1 in G major interleaved with five living composers. Who were they? Unless you grabbed a pamphlet-sized program on your ...

Sign up for the best picks from our travel, fashion and lifestyle writers. Today’s Google Doodle has a musical touch to it as it celebrates German composer and ...

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 ...