Johann Ernst Bach
Latest Albums
- Bach Ensemble, The, Uta Spreckelsen, Erika Schmidt-Valentin, Arleen Auger, Júlia Hamari, Walter Heldwein, Philippe Huttenlocher, Aldo Baldin, Helen Watts, Bach-Collegium Stuttgart, Wolfgang Schöne, Stuttgart Figuralchor der Gedachtniskirche, Gächinger Kantorei Stuttgart, Niklaus Tüller, Frankfurt Kantorei, Helmuth Rilling, Kathrin Graf, Indiana University Chamber Singers, Adalbert Kraus
- Erika Schmidt-Valentin, Adalbert Kraus, Arleen Auger, Helen Watts, Júlia Hamari, Walter Heldwein, Uta Spreckelsen, Philippe Huttenlocher, Aldo Baldin, Bach-Collegium Stuttgart, Wolfgang Schöne, Gächinger Kantorei Stuttgart, Stuttgart Figuralchor der Gedachtniskirche, Niklaus Tüller, Frankfurt Kantorei, Helmuth Rilling, Kathrin Graf, Indiana University Chamber Singers, Bach Ensemble, The
Biography
Johann Ernst Bach was a student of Johann Sebastian Bach and the son of Johann Bernhard Bach. He was an assistant to his father and in 1749 became his successor. Ernst was considered to have great abilities and knowledge in music. Vocationally, Ernst was not a composer but his works demonstrate keen awareness of the changes that were occurring. His compositions were intense and imaginative. ~ Keith Johnson