Leipzig 1727, Baroque Café with Bach & Co

Name: Leipzig 1727, Baroque Café with Bach & Co
Start: 2027-03-13T14:00:00+01:00
End: 2027-03-13T15:00:00+01:00
Location: Arnäs Församlingshem

Sat, 13 Mar 2027 · 14:00 — 15:00

Arnäs Församlingshem, Arnäsvall

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A Baroque café event featuring music from 18th-century Leipzig. The programme presents Bach and his contemporaries in a warm, intimate setting.

About: Johann Sebastian Bach

Bach composed over 1,000 works across his lifetime, and his intricate counterpoint and deep spirituality have kept his music at the centre of the Western classical tradition for nearly three centuries. He remains the most-listened-to classical composer on Spotify, with the Prelude from Cello Suite No. 1 alone surpassing 162 million streams.

8.5M+

Spotify monthly listeners (most-streamed classical composer)

162M+

Spotify streams - Prelude, Cello Suite No. 1 in G major

1000+

Total works composed

#1 classical composer on Spotify by monthly listeners

What's new

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Bach's 340th birthday on 21 March 2025 was marked by concerts and events worldwide, including a dedicated festival in Leipzig at St Thomas's Church where he is buried.
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The album BACHannalia, recorded in celebration of Bach's 340th anniversary, was released on Navona Records in March 2025 and submitted for Grammy consideration.
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A new Chicago ensemble, Bach in the City - heir to the 50-year Bach Week Festival - launched its inaugural season with a concert marking Bach's 340th birthday.

Tracks

St Matthew Passion, BWV 244Bach's most celebrated choral work; its 1829 revival by Mendelssohn rescued Bach's reputation after decades of neglect.

Cello Suite No. 1 in G major, BWV 1007Most-streamed Bach work on Spotify with 162M+ plays; the Prelude is one of the most recognised pieces in classical music.

Brandenburg Concertos, BWV 1046-1051Six concertos composed around 1721; cornerstone of the Baroque orchestral repertoire.

The Well-Tempered Clavier, BWV 846-893Two volumes of preludes and fugues in all 24 keys; a foundational text for keyboard players for three centuries.

Mass in B minor, BWV 232Bach's final large-scale choral work, completed c. 1749; widely regarded as one of the greatest choral compositions ever written.

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