Johann Sebastian Bach The Greatest Composer
An Unofficial but good Website www.bachonbach.com
March 31, 1685 - July 28, 1750
The michaeljmcgee.com JS Bach 2022 Germany tour
The MJM Experience
Hail to the "Greatest"!
Wow! Leipzig ...What a beautiful city! I spent 8 days here & 1 day in Eisenach, another beautiful German city.
Visit the city of Leipzig Here & The city of Eisenach Here.
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The michaeljmcgee.com JS Bach 2022 Germany tour • Part 3
I really enjoyed the St Thomas Church, The Bach Museum & taking the Tram and walking around downtown Leipzig & the Leipzig Hauptbahnhof .
Heading to Leipzig
My entire stay in Leipzig was at the Hotel Zum Abschlepphof. A very nice & comfortable hotel. Visit them Here.
Heading downtown Leipzig
The St Thomas Church
Visit the Church Here
Inside the Church
The Bach Museum
Visit the Museum Here
Original copy of JS Bach's Passacaglia circa 1712
Theorbo Lute, German 17th Century
Felix Mendelssohn
We owe a huge debit of gratitude to Felix for reviving the works of JS Bach!
From the United States Libary of Congress:
Johann Sebastian Bach's stature as a composer of such extraordinary genius and widespread influence is so firmly established in Western culture that it is difficult to imagine that only a little over a century-and-a-half ago, his music and reputation languished in obscurity, virtually unknown to all but a few specialists. It was through Mendelssohn's recognition of Bach's genius and his efforts in making Bach's works accessible to a wider public that these works are today recognized as summits of musical expression.
Read the entire article here
Heading to Eisenach • Leipzig Hauptbahnhof
Deutsche Bratwurst...so good!
Eisenach
The Bach Haus
Inside the Bach Haus
The damaged Bach Haus April 6, 1945
JS Bach serves Jail time
A breif JS Bach history
I find this fascinating. JS Bach spent his entire life in this small area outlined by the orange dots.
Back to Leipzig
That's a Wrap