The work was first performed in Germany in two thousand to mark two hundred fifty years since the death of the composer Johann Sebastian Bach.

VOA: special.2010.07.19

Johann Sebastian Bach lost both of his parents when he was nine and watched ten of his children die young.

NEWYORKER: The Book of Bach

Those masterpieces also include the works of Johann Sebastian Bach and other classical composers, for which his affinity manifested itself early.

WSJ: Paul Jacobs | Great Music Needs No Apology | Cultural Conversation by Barrymore Laurence Scherer

Perhaps no composer is considered more serious than Johann Sebastian Bach.

NPR: Bach In Translation: From Jazz Vocals To Electronic Blips