Johann Christoph Bach (1642-1703)
- Es ist nun aus mit meinem Leben
Performers: English Baroque Soloists; John Eliot Gаrdіner (conductor)
Further info: Johann Christoph Bach - Welt, Gute Nacht
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German composer and organist, son of Heinrich Bach (1615-1692), organist
and composer of the highest distinction among the earlier Bachs. He
received early lessons from his father, and on 20 November 1663 was
appointed organist of the Arnstadt castle chapel. Two years later he was
invited by the Eisenach town council to apply for the post of organist
at St Georg, and after an audition on 10 December 1665, he was appointed
to that position and also to the post of harpsichordist in the court
Kapelle of the Duke of Eisenach. He retained both positions until his
death. In 1667, he married Maria Elisabeth Wiedemann and they had seven
children, including four sons who became musicians: Johann Nicolaus Bach
(1669-1753), Johann Christoph Bach Jr. (1676-1738), Johann Friedrich
Bach (1682-1730), and Johann Michael Bach (1685-?). As a composer,
C.P.E. Bach described him as a "great and expressive composer". He was
probably the most important member of the family before Johann Sebastian
Bach.
Magnífico, belíssimo, obrigado.
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