Hear Anne-Sophie Mutter with the Sydney Symphony | ABC Classic's The Musical Show
| | | Many Beatles songs, including All You Need is Love, Blackbird and Penny Lane, were inspired by his music.
Lady Gaga sampled his harpsichord in her hit song Bad Romance. And classical composers including Felix Mendelssohn and Astor Piazzolla cite him as their inspiration.
But who was Johann Sebastian Bach and how has the work of this 18th century composer endured for hundreds of years?
We spoke with three musicians exploring this through Temperament, a week-long celebration and examination of Bach's legacy during the 2024 Sydney Festival. | | |
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| Anne-Sophie Mutter performs John Williams and iconic film scores by Bernard Hermann, Nino Rota and Nigel Westlake with the Sydney Symphony conducted by Simone Young. | |
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| Diary looking a little bare? Hear about all the shows coming to a theatre near you in the very first episode of The Musical Show with Naarah on ABC Classic. | |
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| Find out how listening to music can change how you feel, and how you can harness it in your wellbeing journey. | |
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| The magical combination of guitar and harp: impressionist masterpieces by Ravel and Granados, South American flair from Máximo Diego Pujol and Marco Pereira, and brand-new works by celebrated Australian composers Elena Kats-Chernin, Sally Whitwell, Tristan Coelho and Ross Edwards. | |
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