Universal Bach

The German Baroque composer Johann Sebastian Bach, is commemorated by this time, since the date of his birth is March 21, 1685, it means that just celebrated the anniversary 332 of his birth, which occurred in the town of Eisenach.

If you can seem that JS Bach is a distant figure, just remember that their contributions to universal music still resound in the harmonies, and even in many of the melodies often heard there, from jazz, contemporary music, even the popular , pop, rock and folk.

On this day on March 27, but in 1927, the birth of another eminent musician, cellist Mstislav Rostropovich azeirbayano marks. That is, this year is the 90th anniversary, and just who died ten years ago.

There is a beautiful relationship between Bach and Rostropovich, not only because the cellist played in stunning example of the way the works for the instrument Baroque author wrote. It is known that in November 1989, a few days after the fall of the Berlin Wall, Rostropovich its beautiful Stradivarius was, settled and began to play precisely the "Suite No. 2 for Solo Cello" by Bach, while a group of people dedicated themselves to tear down the wall that symbolized ominous that awful division.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XTbo33eXEIo

There is no doubt that in this March 2017, contain the same text the words "Bach", "Wall", and above all, the symbol of sublime beauty that contains the music wonderful Kantor of Leipzig, calls us to reflection on the politically correct art and the universality of an artist.