Bach for all

What do Mendelssohn, Nina Simone and Gremlins II have in common? They have all made use of Bach. Nicholas Kenyon on a composer who turns a different face to each ageChoirs and choral societies around the country are preparing Johann Sebastian Bach's music for Easter. In London alone, there will be performances varying from the Bach Choir's massive annual rendition of the St Matthew Passion in the Royal Festival Hall, to much smaller, intimate, chamber-sized accounts such as Martin Feinste...

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