Thomas' Church remains the mystery of the century," said Jörg Hansen, director of the Bachhaus in Eisenach in an interview with Deutsche Welle. "Whether Bach really lies beneath the gravestone with the inscription Johann Sebastian Bach in St. Thomas' Church in Leipzig, they stand devoutly before Bach's supposed grave. Thomas' Church is anything but certain Image: Bachfest Leipzig/Gert MothesĮvery year, thousands of Bach fans visit the places where Bach lived and worked to get a feel for his life. In his hometown of Eisenach, visitors reverently touch the baptismal font in St. Whether Bach's earthly remains really lie under the altar space in St. He was a concertmaster in Weimar, a Kappelmeister (orchestra director) in Köthen, and in Leipzig he earned his living for the rest of his life as Thomaskantor, the Cantor of St. The baroque composer was born in Eisenach in 1685. Since Johann Sebastian Bach's death on July 28, 1750 in Leipzig, his work has been extensively researched and documented. While Bach's professional career is well documented, interestingly, relatively little is known about his personality or even what he looked like.
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