In Search of Bach | Robert Hugill | 10 May 6.30pm Key Dates 1676 Heinrich Biber's Rosary Sonatas premiered 1685 Johann Sebastian Bach born in Eisenach 1703 Bach works at the ducal court in Weimar 1703 Bach become organist in Arnstadt 1707 Bach becomes organist in Mühlhausen 1707 Bach marries his cousin, Maria Barbara Bach 1708 Bach becomes organist and then Konzertmeister at the ducal court in Weimar 1713 Köthen court capelle expanded to include musicians from Berlin 1715 Prince Leopold of Anhalt-Köthen starts his personal rule 1716 Bach and Prince Leopold of Anhalt-Köthen meet at Prince Leopold's sister's wedding where Bach's celebratory cantata is performed 1717 Bach becomes kapellmeister in Köthen 1719 Prince Leopold godfather to Bach's son 1710 Bach's wife, Maria Barbara dies (Maria Barbara bore seven children, three of whom died in infancy) 1721 Bach marries Anna Magdalena Wilcke Anna Magdalena (she bears 13 children from 1723-42, 7 of whom die at a young age) 1723 Bach moves to Leipzig 1726 Bach's friend Johann Kellner copies out the Cello suites 1728 Anna Magdalena Bach copies out the Cello suites 1729 Bach returns for Prince Leopold’s funeral. His cantata Klagt, Kinder, klagt es aller Welt is performed 1739 Bach dies 1824 Cello suites first published in Paris 1879 Bach Gesellschaft in Leipzig publish the Cello suites 1890s Pablo Casals discovers the Cello suites 1936-9 Pablo Casals records the Cello suites Bach’s works mentioned in the talk Christ lage in Todes Banden, cantata - an early version was his job application in Mühlhausen in 1707 Orgelbüchlein - 1708-1717 The Well-Tempered Clavier - 1722 (but started in Weimar, 1708-1717) Sonatas and Partitas for solo violin - 1720 Brandenburg Concertos(Six Concerts à plusieurs instruments) BWV 1046-1051 - 1721 French Suites BWV 812-817 - 1722-1725 Suites for Vioncello solo without basso continuo - 1723? Suite No.1 in G BWV1007 Prelude, Allemande, Courante, Sarabande, Minuets, Gigue Suite No.2 in D minor BWV1008 Prelude, Allemande, Courante, Sarabande, Minuets, Gigue Suite No.3 in C BWV1009 Prelude, Allemande, Courante, Sarabande, Bourrées, Gigue Suite No.4 in E flat BWV1010 Prelude, Allemande, Courante, Sarabande, Bourrées, Gigue Suite No.5 in C minor BWV1011 Prelude, Allemande, Courante, Sarabande, Gavottes, Gigue Suite No.6 in D BWV1012 Prelude, Allemande, Courante, Sarabande, Gavottes, Gigue Ouvertures (Orchestral Suites) BWV 1066–1069 - surviving manuscripts date from 1724-1730 Trio Sonatas BWV 525-530 - late 1720s Lute Suite in G Minor, BWV 995 - transcribed from Cello Suite no. 5 in 1727-1730 .