'He's the Shakespeare of music' - Elon Musk names his best musician of all-time

Elon Musk, the world's richest man, has revealed his favourite instrumentalist of all-time.

According to the SpaceX and Tesla CEO, the precocious German composer, Johann Sebastian Bach, is the top instrumentalist of all-time.

He described Bach arsenic the William Shakespeare of music.

On his X handle, Musk wrote, "Johann Sebastian Bach is the Shakespeare of music. Best determination ever was."

Johann Sebastian Bach was an 18th-century German composer, keyboardist, violinist, organ adept and euphony manager known known for his prolific output crossed a assortment of instruments and forms.

Some of his astir notable works see the orchestral Brandenburg Concertos; solo instrumental works specified arsenic the Cello Suites and Sonatas and Partitas for Solo Violin; keyboard works specified arsenic the Goldberg Variations and The Well-Tempered Clavier; organ works specified arsenic the Schübler Chorales and the Toccata and Fugue successful D minor; and choral works specified arsenic the St. Matthew Passion and the Mass successful B minor.

'He's the Shakespeare of music' - Elon Musk names his champion instrumentalist of all-time