Johann Christoph Friedrich Bach
German musician and composer
Johann Christoph Friedrich Bach (21 June 1732 – 26 January 1795) was a German composer and harpsichordist, the fifth son of Johann Sebastian Bach, sometimes referred to as the "Bückeburg Bach".
Bach wrote keyboard sonatas, symphonies, oratorios, liturgical choir pieces and motets, operas and songs. Because of Count Wilhelm's predilection for Italian music, Bach had to adapt his style accordingly, but he retained stylistic traits of the music of his father and of his brother, C. P. E. Bach.
He married the singer Lucia Elisabeth Münchhausen (1732–1803) in 1755 and the Count stood as godfather to his son Wilhelm Friedrich Ernst Bach. J.C.F. educated his son in music as his own father had, and Wilhelm Friedrich Ernst went on to become music director to Frederick William II of Prussia.
In April 1778 he and Wilhelm travelled to England to visit Johann Christian Bach. J. C. F. Bach died in 1795 in Bückeburg, aged 62.
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Works
- Allegretto in G major With 18 Variations on "Ah vous dirais-je Maman", BR-JCFB A 45
- Cello Sonata in A major, BR‑JCFB B 1
- Concerto for Fortepiano and Viola in E-flat major, BR-JCFB C 44
- Die Amerikanerin, BR-JCFB G 47
- Die Auferweckung des Lazarus
- Flute Quartett no. 3 in C-Dur, BR‑JCFB B 39
- Harpsichord Concerto in A major
- Ino, BR-JCFB G 48
- Keyboard Concerto in A major
- Keyboard Concerto in A minor
- Keyboard Concerto in E-flat major, B. C29
- Keyboard Sonata in A major
- Keyboard Sonata in C major
- Menuet and Trio for keyboard in F major
- Pygmalion, BR‑JCFB G 50
- Sonata No. 6 in E-flat major
- Sonata for Four-Handed Piano in C major, BR-JCFB A 41
- Sonata in E major, BR-JCFB A 5
- Symphony in B-flat major, BR‑JCFB C 28
- Symphony in B-flat major, BR‑JCFB C 6
- Symphony in C major, BR‑JCFB C 10
- Symphony in D minor, BR‑JCFB C 4
- Symphony in E major, BR‑JCFB C 7
- Symphony in E-flat major, BR‑JCFB C 14
- Symphony in F major, BR‑JCFB C 5
- Trio in C major
- Trio in G major
- Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme, BR‑JCFB H 101
Box sets & recent recordings
- "Album Leaf" - Classical Tunes — Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Frédéric Chopin, Johann Sebastian Bach, Ludwig van Beethoven, Claude Debussy, Aaron Copland, Abel Fleury, Adolphe Adam, Agustín Barrios Mangoré, Albert Roussel (2026) box set · 129 tracks Spotify
- "A Classical Melody: Bach, Mozart & more" — Johann Sebastian Bach, Antonio Vivaldi, Frédéric Chopin, Franz Schubert, Ludwig van Beethoven, Johannes Brahms, George Frideric Handel, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Robert Schumann (2026) box set · 80 tracks Spotify
- "Continuo: The Classical Tradition": Vol. III — Johann Sebastian Bach, Frédéric Chopin, Antonio Vivaldi, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Johannes Brahms, Ludwig van Beethoven, George Frideric Handel, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Franz Liszt, Erik Satie (2026) box set · 80 tracks Spotify
- "'Preludes to a Dream: Bach, Chopin & more" — Johann Sebastian Bach, Ludwig van Beethoven, Antonio Vivaldi, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, George Frideric Handel, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Claude Debussy, Frédéric Chopin, Franz Schubert, Franz Liszt (2026) box set · 80 tracks Spotify
- "Great Classical Recordings" Volume I — Johann Sebastian Bach, Ludwig van Beethoven, Robert Schumann, Frédéric Chopin, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Franz Schubert, Franz Liszt, Antonio Vivaldi, George Frideric Handel (2026) box set · 80 tracks Spotify
- "Great Classical Recordings" Volume II — Johann Sebastian Bach, Frédéric Chopin, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Claude Debussy, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Franz Liszt, Ludwig van Beethoven, Johannes Brahms, George Frideric Handel, Antonio Vivaldi (2026) box set · 80 tracks Spotify
- Bach: Masterpieces — Johann Sebastian Bach (2023) box set · 50 tracks Spotify
- Bach: Organ Works — Johann Sebastian Bach, Karl Richter (2005) box set · 37 tracks Spotify
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