Johann Sebastian Bach
is for many experts the greatest musician of all time, along with Beethoven and Brahms is part of the "three B German "-. Belonged to the most formidable line of musicians who ever lived, not only at large but also for its quality, uncles, brothers, nephews, children ... they were great musicians and composers. Bach himself compiled a genealogy entitled "Origins of Music of the Bach family." 
Since childhood, therefore, was in contact with music at the highest level, and small and played the violin and harpsichord (a distant relative of the piano), singing very good soprano in choirs, to 15 years, that changed voice and that was over, clear -.
His was a life devoted entirely to music, organist, teacher, composer, choir and orchestra, an organizer of musical events ... it was very respected, recognized and considered in your country (Germany) and outside him. He lived from 1685 to 1750 (when he died he was 65, which was enough for the time), he married twice and had 20 children: seven with his first wife and 13 with his second. Some became great musicians as well, highlighted Carl Philip Emmanuel, Johann Christian, Wilhelm Friedemann ... this painting is with them.
Bach was an amazingly prolific composer, his catalog of works (BWV: Bach Werke Verzeichnis, which means "catalog of the works of Bach" in German), consists of nearly 2000 compositions: works from for beginners to true monuments of history not just of music but art in general.
Only the last years of his life was forced to give up writing because you were leaving a waterfall slowly blind. Such was his concern that he even operated twice (with the media at that time ... we must have courage!): The first intervention left him worse than he was, and operated the second time, he was directly blind.
deeply religious man, never afraid of death, and told his wife that he felt closer its time, was alert and happy because he was "going to a better place." He spent most of his compositional efforts to sacred music, producing some monumental works like the Mass in B Minor, the St. Matthew Passion, Christmas Oratorio ...
its huge production ranges from the purely orchestral music-concerts for orchestra, for violin, harpsichord, overtures, music for keyboard, organ and harpsichord, "chamber music (for small groups of instruments) and vocal-choral cantatas, oratorios, passions and other music works -... I bring you today is one of his concertos for two violins and orchestra in D minor, BWV 1043.
Its date of composition is believed to be between 1717 and 1723, without being able to be more specific: It was during the years he lived in the city of Köthen. Specifically, is the second movement, the slow, is considered one of the most beautiful pages and more masterfully written by Bach.
both solo instruments (two violins) are placed on equal footing (at any time does not stand on each other) actually set as a dialogue including an amazing ease and perfection ... in this second movement, the "tutti" (the other accompanying instruments) is confined almost exclusively to a few chords, leaving the soloists role.
This concert was so successful that a few years later, in 1736, Bach himself rewrote it in an arrangement for two harpsichords and orchestra.
Listen to the wonderful version of Itzack Perlman (and I have seen play "Meditation" from Thais, Massenet, do you remember ...?) and Isaac Stern, two of the greatest violinists really great.
The music on the sky.
(Climb While the volume of the recording, you know already if not, you lose yourself many things ... you enjoy it!)
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