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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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Sunday, October 1, 2023

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25	26	27	28	29	30	1 Termine, Sunday, 1. October 2023
						1st October 2023 Thematische Führung \| 11:00 am \| Bach-Museum Bachs Klangwelten Mehr Info
2	3 Termine, Tuesday, 3. October 2023	4	5	6 Termine, Friday, 6. October 2023	7	8 Termine, Sunday, 8. October 2023
	3rd October 2023 Publikumstag \| 10:00 am to 6:00 pm \| Bach-Museum Freier Eintritt im Bach-Museum Mehr Info 3rd October 2023 Führung durch die Jubiläumsausstellung \| 3:00 pm \| Bach-Museum Bühne frei für Johann Sebastian Bach. Akt 2: Auf der Suche nach Vollkommenheit Mehr Info			6th October 2023 Führung durch die Jubiläumsausstellung \| 3:00 pm \| Bach-Museum Bühne frei für Johann Sebastian Bach. Akt 2: Auf der Suche nach Vollkommenheit Mehr Info		8th October 2023 Führung durch die Jubiläumsausstellung \| 11:00 am \| Bach-Museum Bühne frei für Johann Sebastian Bach. Akt 2: Auf der Suche nach Vollkommenheit Mehr Info
9	10	11	12	13 Termine, Friday, 13. October 2023	14 Termine, Saturday, 14. October 2023	15 Termine, Sunday, 15. October 2023
				13th October 2023 Rundgang durch die Dauerausstellung \| 3:00 pm \| Bach-Museum Auf Bachs Spuren Mehr Info	14th October 2023 Tag der offenen Tür (Eintritt frei) \| 10:00 am to 6:00 pm \| Bach-Museum Bach barrierefrei Mehr Info	15th October 2023 Rundgang durch die Dauerausstellung \| 11:00 am \| Bach-Museum Auf Bachs Spuren Mehr Info
16	17	18	19	20 Termine, Friday, 20. October 2023	21	22 Termine, Sunday, 22. October 2023
				20th October 2023 Thematische Führung \| 3:00 pm \| Bach-Museum Musikerfamilie Bach Mehr Info		22nd October 2023 Rundgang durch die Dauerausstellung \| 11:00 am \| Bach-Museum Auf Bachs Spuren Mehr Info 22nd October 2023 Konzert \| 3:00 pm \| Bach-Museum, Sommersaal Forschung im Konzert: Goldberg – eine szenische Annäherung Mehr Info
23	24	25	26	27 Termine, Friday, 27. October 2023	28	29 Termine, Sunday, 29. October 2023
				27th October 2023 Thematische Führung \| 3:00 pm \| Bach-Museum Musikerfamilie Bach Mehr Info		29th October 2023 Thematische Führung \| 11:00 am \| Bach-Museum Bachs Klangwelten Mehr Info
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