When Pachelbel (born in Nuremberg in 1653) came to Eisenach in 1677, he was a member of the Eisenach Court Band and colleague of Johann Ambrosius, J.S.Bach’s father.

“Pachelbel was pretty much nowheresville in performance,” Ms. Sisman said, until, she added, a modern edition of the sheet music was published in the 20th century, a period of rediscovery for ...

Love it or hate it, Pachelbel’s Canon in D is one of the most famous pieces of classical music of all time, but the facts behind the composition aren’t as well known. Classic FM busts the myths behind ...

Johann Pachelbel (1653-1706) was one of the most exceptional musical minds of his generation - a composer of brilliant choral and keyboard music and a huge influence on JS Bach.

The Music: Some news this month, fresh from the dreaming spires of Oxford. It concerns Johann Pachelbel – you know the chap, composer of that beautifully spacious yet understated Canon that rests on ...