Johann Sebastian Bach was a German composer and musician of the late Baroque period. He is known for his prolific output across a variety of instruments and forms, including the orchestral Brandenburg Concertos; solo instrumental works such as the Cello Suites and Sonatas and Partitas for Solo Violin; keyboard works such as the Goldberg Variations and The Well-Tempered Clavier; organ works such as the Schübler Chorales and the Toccata and Fugue in D minor; and choral works such as the St. Matthew Passion and the Mass in B minor. He is known for his mastery of counterpoint, as heard in The Musical Offering and The Art of Fugue. Felix Mendelssohn precipitated the Bach Revival with a performance of the St. Matthew Passion in 1829. Ever since, Bach has been acclaimed as one of the greatest composers of classical music.
J. S. Bach led his cantata O Ewigkeit, du Donnerwort, BWV 20, in Leipzig on the first Sunday after Trinity, beginning his chorale cantata cycle.
On June 11, in the year 1724, J. S. Bach led his cantata O Ewigkeit, du Donnerwort, BWV 20, in Leipzig on the first Sunday after Trinity, beginning his chorale cantata cycle. This event is recorded as a Selected Events event in the history of June 11, one of 363 recorded events on this date across all of history.
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- This event took place on June 11, 1724 (AD era).
- It is categorised as a Selected Events event in recorded history.
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- Wikipedia source last updated on 8 June 2026.
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