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The St Thomas's Churchyard in Leipzig (1749)

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Research on Johann Sebastian Bach’s life and works and on the extended Bach family of musicians belongs among the central tasks of the Leipzig Bach Archive.

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As the most comprehensive Bach collection anywhere, the library features a matchless array of original Bach sources, manuscripts, rare books, and early editions.

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The new Bach-Werke-Verzeichnis (BWV) is here!

On 13 June 2022, the third, extended new edition of the BWV was presented to the public for the first time at the Leipzig Bachfest. This morning, some 70...

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Finale and Prize Winners’ Ceremony of the Bach Competition 2025

Listen to the finalists battling for the 1st Prize!

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Concerts in the Summer Hall · 2025 Saison

Enjoy chamber music in the intimate setting of the Bach Museum’s Summer Hall!

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Thu 4.5.23

New in Bach digital

We have recently made available in Bach digital the English translations of the libretti of all J. S. Bach's vocal works by Z. Ph. Ambrose

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The Bach Bibliography records inter-national scholarly literature relating to J. S. Bach and comprises approximately 78,500 entries. If you believe something to be missing, please fill out our data entry form so we can continue to develop the Bach Bibliography.

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»Bach digital« · Access to the works of the Thomaskantor

»Bach digital« offers access to the works of the Bach family to everyone interested – with information about the work’s origin and tradition as well as images of the manuscripts.

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	1st October 2024 Freier Eintritt im Bach-Museum \| 10:00 am to 6:00 pm \| Bach-Museum Publikumstag Mehr Info 1st October 2024 Thematische Führung \| 3:00 pm \| Bach-Museum Bachs Klangwelten Mehr Info			4th October 2024 Thematische Führung \| 3:00 pm \| Bach-Museum Musikerfamilie Bach Mehr Info	5th October 2024 Tag der offenen Tür \| 10:00 am to 6:00 pm \| Bach-Museum Tag der Barrierefreiheit Mehr Info
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				11th October 2024 Führung durch die Sonderausstellung \| 3:00 pm \| Bach-Museum Die Stimmen der Frauen aus der Bach-Familie Mehr Info		13th October 2024 Führung durch die Sonderausstellung \| 11:00 am \| Bach-Museum Die Stimmen der Frauen aus der Bach-Familie Mehr Info 13th October 2024 Konzert \| 3:00 pm \| Bach-Museum, Sommersaal Große Unbekannte – Komponistinnen des Barock Mehr Info
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				18th October 2024 Thematische Führung \| 3:00 pm \| Bach-Museum Bach in Leipzig Mehr Info		20th October 2024 Überblicksführung \| 11:00 am \| Bach-Museum Das Bach-Museum Mehr Info
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				25th October 2024 Thematische Führung \| 3:00 pm \| Bach-Museum Musikerfamilie Bach Mehr Info		27th October 2024 Konzert \| 3:00 pm \| Bach-Museum, Sommersaal Clavier Übung III Mehr Info
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