East Germany’s Communist government decided to dissolve these provinces: Brandenburg, once the domain of the Margrave of Brandenburg for whom Johann Sebastian Bach composed his six famous ...

In one of music history’s favorite stories (scholars question the details, but why unravel a good yarn?), Johann Sebastian Bach sent six compositions to the Margrave of Brandenburg in 1721 an… ...

Six incredible works of art, and six reasons they changed everything. In 1721, Johann Sebastian Bach carefully packaged together six of his finest concertos and sent them to a Christian Ludwig, ...

Composed in the Italian concerto grosso style, Bach presented these distinct works to Christian Ludwig, Margrave of Brandenburg-Schwedt in 1721. An orchestral revelation in the Baroque era, Bach ...

In 1721 he dedicated six concertos to Christian Ludwig, the Margrave (Marquess) of Brandenburg and the younger brother of King Frederick I of of Prussia.

Yet the look, and sound, of these six pieces “for several instruments”, rather obsequiously dedicated by the job-seeking Bach to the Margrave of Brandenburg in 1721, can still startle audiences. Last ...

The coffin of Phillip Wilhelm, Margrave of Brandenburg, is pictured inside the crypt of the Prussian emperors.

Seeking new employment, Johann Sebastian Bach sent six concertos for various instruments to the Margrave of Brandenburg in hopes that he could latch on as a court composer.

In 1721 he dedicated six concertos to Christian Ludwig, the Margrave (Marquess) of Brandenburg and the younger brother of King Frederick I of of Prussia. Bach was probably hoping to land a ...