Johann Sebastian Bach | Georg Friedrich Händel | Felix Mendelsohn | Richard Wagner | Modern German Music

German Music		Johann Sebastian Bach
		Johann Sebastian Bach spent most of his live in the area of Leipzig, where he worked as cantor, organist and composer in Lutheran church St. Thomas. There he composed his intricate masterpieces.

German Music		Georg Friedrich Händel
		Händel started his career as a child performer on the piano. Händel had always had an affinity to opera and worked as violist and composer for Hamburg opera house.

German Music		Felix Mendelsohn
		Born into a privileged family Mendelsohn was able to develop his talents from an early age. He was an immensely successful musician, always in demand as conductor, teacher and performer.

German Music		Richard Wagner
		Richard Wagner is mostly known for his operas, many of them visionary, moving and powerful. Wagner always aimed to create comprehensive works of art ('Gesamtkunstwerk').