Bach Museum Leipzig

... , the church whose choir Bac curated for the last 27 years of his life. I had hoped to go in to the (almost) attached Bach museum, but of course being a Monday it was shut1 (???) Actually Monday seems to be the day for closures in mainland Europe. ...

... connection with Mendelssohn, Grieg, Schumann, Wagner, Mahler, Mozart, Liszt, Beethoven, Berlioz all seem to have been to the city Bach museum was good. The city area is compact with most things within walking distance, Most of the shops were closed but ...

... cantor for 27 years at the one of the two big churches here.  His remains are buried there.  There is also a big Bach museum, and a "Bachfest."  There is, however, an amusing statue of him in front of an organ with an inside-out ...

... Cantor to the Thomaskirche until he died - his body is now interred within the church. Across the church square is the Bach museum. Unfortunately I discovered on my arrival that it is mostly closed at present due to renovation and extension of their main ...

... built for Bach's musicians. They were built to order to have a certain tonal quality to them. Just near the church is the Bach museum. The museum is housed in what use to be Bach's neighbours house. The house he lived in (St Thomas' school) was ...

... goodness in mankind, not be reminded again of our downfalls.   I spent most of the rest of the afternoon at the Bach Museum, just across from the Thomas Church.  It is the former location of the Thomas School where Bach taught and lived ...

... and finally Leipzig. How different to be able to travel through the old eastern sector and see recovery. I concentrated mostly on the Bach Museum and Thomaskirche where he worked. Went to 6:00 evening vespers to hear the organ, supposedly voiced as it ...

The Bach Museum -- home to one of the most famous composers of Germany....I finally got to visit. I've heard so much of this artistic composer, and now I finally got to see a part of his life. This building once home tot he Bach family was now a museum ...

... closer to Leipzig, the train was getting busier. Arriving in Leipzig, I headed down to the market to check out the Bach Museum. It was very interesting, but only one section had any English descriptions of the exhibit material. I actually overheard ...

... 's coffee cantatas by Hans-Joachim Schulze, Ey! How Sweet the Coffee Tastes. With only a few hours in Leipzig, I headed straight for the Bach Museum. Even though I'm not a classical music buff, I loved this museum. The information was presented in a ...