Johann Sebastian Bach

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750), the supreme master of the Baroque, wrote music of unrivalled depth, craft and beauty. The Brandenburg Concertos, the meditative "Air on the G String", the Cello Suites, the Mass in B minor and the Well-Tempered Clavier form the bedrock on which later composers built. A devout organist and prolific genius, Bach united mathematical perfection with profound feeling. Performed live, the clarity and grandeur of his counterpoint are revelatory.