Leipzig and J.S. Bach

On our way to Prague we stopped off in Leipzig. A few people discouraged us from visiting it, but actually it was a high point for me. It is not only the city from which Mendelssohn, Mahler and Schumann are closely associated but also the father of Harmony himself - Johann Sebastian Bach. It is also the city my own father was born. I had only been there once as a child and I must say it has improved since reunification. First stop was the Bach Archive which was very moving for me to see some of J.S's original parchments. Across the square was St. Thomas Church where Bach had composed and choir directed for more than 25 years of his career.  We actually watched a service which contained quite a bit of music. Amazing to realize that many of the most beautiful pieces of music were written and premiered in that space.