A German composer, organist, harpsichordist, violist, and violinist of the Baroque era, Johann Sebastian Bach is now generally regarded as one of the greatest composers of all time. Celebrated as the creator of the ‘Brandenburg Concertos’, ‘The Well-Tempered Clavier’, the ‘Mass in B Minor’ and countless other masterpieces of church and instrumental music, Bach’s sublime skill was his ability to adapt and perfect the principal styles and forms of previous generations. Delphi’s Great Composers Series offers concise illustrated guides to the life and works of our greatest composers.

约翰·塞巴斯蒂安·巴赫（Johann Sebastian Bach）是巴洛克时期的德国作曲家、管风琴家、大键琴演奏家、小提琴家和小提琴家，现在人们普遍认为他是有史以来最伟大的作曲家之一。巴赫被誉为“勃兰登堡协奏曲”、“温顺的键盘手”、“B小调弥撒”和无数其他教堂和器乐杰作的创作者，他高超的技艺是他能够适应和完善前几代人的主要风格和形式。德尔福的伟大作曲家系列为我们最伟大的作曲家的生活和作品提供了简明的插图指南。