Who was Anna Magdalena Bach?
Channel: Bach-Archiv Leipzig
Date: 2019-09-19

Anna Magdalena Bach was born 318 years ago today, on 22 September 1701. She was a celebrated singer who herself was at the beginning of a brilliant career when she became Johann Sebastian Bach's second wife and eventually the mother of 13 of his children. What else do we know about this woman? Which historical sources can today give us information about her life story? We go on a search for clues...