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Composer of the Week: Johann Christian Bach

on BBC Radio 3

(1735-82)
With Simon Heighes. JC Bach, the youngest of Johann Sebastian 's four musical sons, was one of the most versatile composers of the mid-18th century. A champion of the new clarinet and early piano, and equally successful as a composer of operas and symphonies, he spent most of his working life in England. The popularity of his music today is based on its approachable Mozartian style - though it was actually Bach who helped mould Mozart's style. The programme includes Mozart's K107 concerto based on a JC Bach sonata, and Bach's influential Symphony in G minor. Producer David Gallagher

Contributors

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Simon Heighes.
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Johann Sebastian
Producer:
David Gallagher

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