The youngest surviving son of Johann Sebastian Bach, John Christian
(born Johann, he adopted the English form of his name in maturity)
represents a unique link between the baroque and classical worlds. His
early musical training was with his father but his own musical
preferences led him to Italy and study with Padre Martini. He abandoned
the Lutheranism of his youth, becoming a Roman Catholic and composing
much sacred music as organist of Milan Cathedral. He became Mozart's
friend and mentor, having met him when the child prodigy visited London
in 1764. During his lifetime he was the most successful of the musical
Bachs, although he died deeply in debt, and until quite recent years his
music has been largely ignored. This impeccably researched biography of
the man and his times is evidence that his true stature is now being
recognized.
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