alocispepraluger102 Posted March 20, 2008 Report Posted March 20, 2008 (edited) aloc will celebrate by loading up with a fine german wine and loading up the turntable. anyone attending a live celebration? :rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes: I just found out that as part of the Philadelphia Bach Fest they are performing ALL of the Brandenburg Concertos--all at one concert. It will be a long concert but never a boring one! Edited March 20, 2008 by alocispepraluger102 Quote
mikeweil Posted March 20, 2008 Report Posted March 20, 2008 Bach himself gave the date of March 21, 1685 in one of his autobiographical texts. But since the reformed Gregorian calendar was not yet introduced in Germany at the time (this happened only in 1707), his birthday would have to recalculated - March 31 would be his birthday in today's calendar. Most Bach scholars were/are aware of this, but public opinion is stubborn ... Quote
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