Johann Ernst Bach
Latest Albums
- Gächinger Kantorei Stuttgart, Erika Schmidt-Valentin, Stuttgart Figuralchor der Gedachtniskirche, Júlia Hamari, Aldo Baldin, Niklaus Tüller, Frankfurt Kantorei, Uta Spreckelsen, Helmuth Rilling, Arleen Auger, Adalbert Kraus, Bach Ensemble, The, Kathrin Graf, Helen Watts, Bach-Collegium Stuttgart, Walter Heldwein, Wolfgang Schöne, Indiana University Chamber Singers, Philippe Huttenlocher
- Adalbert Kraus, Philippe Huttenlocher, Gächinger Kantorei Stuttgart, Helen Watts, Kathrin Graf, Erika Schmidt-Valentin, Helmuth Rilling, Arleen Auger, Niklaus Tüller, Frankfurt Kantorei, Bach-Collegium Stuttgart, Indiana University Chamber Singers, Uta Spreckelsen, Bach Ensemble, The, Walter Heldwein, Aldo Baldin, Júlia Hamari, Stuttgart Figuralchor der Gedachtniskirche, Wolfgang Schöne
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