09/14/2026
At our concerts this October, we're celebrating Bach's musical life in Leipzig Germany with three of his most loved works. Swipe or scroll to see which ones!🎶
⚔️ Ein feste Burg, BWV 80
Bach takes Martin Luther’s famous hymn “A Mighty Fortress Is Our God” and turns it into an intricate musical fortress of his own. And one surprising detail: the trumpets and timpani you may hear in modern performances were actually added by Bach’s son, Wilhelm Friedemann Bach, after J.S. Bach’s death.
💃 Orchestral Suite No. 1 in C Major, BWV 1066
This suite moves through French-inspired dances including gavottes, minuets, bourrées and passepieds, with one especially unusual guest: the forlane, an Italian dance associated with 18th-century Venice.
🎺 Wir danken dir, BWV 29
Written in 1731 for the inauguration of Leipzig’s town council, this cantata opens with a brilliant sinfonia featuring organ and orchestra. But here’s the fun part: Bach recycled the music from an earlier work - the famous opening of his E Major Violin Partita - and transformed it for a completely different setting.
🔗 Purchase tickets for our concerts on October 23 & 24 to hear these glorious works live: atlantabaroque.org/leipzig
