"Where Beethoven composed for eternity, Bach was a hired gun, concerned day-to-day with writing a banger for church on Sunday and providing for his huge family – 20 children from two marriages (his first wife died in 1720)."

Gotta pay the rent, man.

#WorkingMusician #ClassicalMusic #AhhhBach 🎼

https://www.newstatesman.com/culture/music/2022/11/well-tempered-clavier-bach-300-years-accidental-masterpiece