Born on this day – Johann Sebastian Bach:

Johann Sebastian Bach

Composer

March 31, 1685 – July 28, 1750

Johann Sebastian Bach portrait by Elias Gottlob Haussmann (1748).

Credits:

Compositions:

Air on the G String; Ave Maria; Bourrée in E minor; Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G major, BWV 1048; Brandenburg Concerto No. 5; Brandenburg Concerto No.2; Brandenburg Concerto No.4; Brandenburg Concertos; Cello Suite No. 1; Christmas Oratorio; Concerto for Two Violins; Easter Oratorio; Flute Sonata in E minor, BWV 1034; Flute Sonata in E-flat major, BWV 1031; Fugue in G minor, BWV 578; Goldberg Variations; Gottes Zeit ist die allerbeste Zeit, BWV 106; Great Fantasia and Fugue in G minor, BWV 542; Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben, BWV 147; Ich habe genug, BWV 82; Inventions and Sinfonias; Italian Concerto; Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring; Jesu, meine Freude, BWV 227; Komm, süßer Tod, komm selge Ruh; Lobet Gott in seinen Reichen, BWV 11; Lute Suite in E minor, BWV 996; Magnificat; Mass in B minor; Musical Offering, BWV 1079; Orchestral Suite No. 2 in B minor; Orgelbüchlein; Partita for Violin No. 2; Partita for Violin No. 3; Partita in A minor for solo flute; Passacaglia and Fugue in C minor, BWV 582; Prelude and Fugue in A minor, BWV 543; Prelude and Fugue in C major, BWV 846; Prelude and Fugue in C minor, BWV 847; Prelude in C minor, BWV 999; Schweigt stille, plaudert nicht, BWV 211; Sheep may safely graze; St John Passion; St Mark Passion, BWV 247; St. Matthew Passion; The Art of Fugue; Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 565; Violin Concerto in A minor; Violin Concerto in E major; Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme, BWV 140; Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern, BWV 1.