Bach was a German composer, organist and harpsichordist of the late Baroque period. He is regarded as one of the greatest composers of Western classical music. There are over 1,000 known compositions from Bach, and some of the well-known ones include: ‘Brandenburg Concerto’, ‘Goldberg Variation’, ‘The Mass in B Minor’, and the ‘Well-Tempered Clavier’, which comprises two volumes, each volume has a prelude & fugue in every major and minor keys (48 altogether).

Handel was born in Germany, moved to England in 1717 and became a British citizen in 1727. He was a composer, organist, and harpsichordist. Handel was a prolific composer with 45 operas, 25 oratorios and many works. Oratorios are large compositions for voice and orchestra, without acting, from the Bible. His most renowned work is the oratorio ‘Messiah’. Some other famous works are ‘Water Music’, ‘Coronation Anthems’, and the Italian opera ‘Giulio Cesare’. Recognized as a significant British composer, Handel was buried in Westminster Abbey.

Vivaldi was an Italian composer and virtuoso violinist. He devoted most of his working life to the well-respected choir and orchestra of Ospedale della Pietà, a Venetian orphanage for girls. He produced a vast number of compositions, in them 500 concerti, 90 sonatas and 46 operas. He established the fast-slow-fast three-movement concerto form. His best-known work today is ‘The Four Seasons’, a group of four concerti, each depicting a season of the year.