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Johann Sebastian Bach
- The Learned Musician
- Narrated by: John Pruden
- Length: 21 hrs and 29 mins
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Johann Sebastian Bach
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Publisher's Summary
Finalist for the 2001 Pulitzer Prize in Biography, this landmark book was revised in 2013 to include new knowledge discovered after its initial publication.
Although we have heard the music of J. S. Bach in countless performances and recordings, the composer himself still comes across only as an enigmatic figure in a single familiar portrait. As we mark the 250th anniversary of Bach's death, author Christoph Wolff presents a new picture that brings to life this towering figure of the Baroque era. This engaging new biography portrays Bach as the living, breathing, and sometimes imperfect human being that he was, while bringing to bear all the advances of the last half-century of Bach scholarship. Wolff demonstrates the intimate connection between the composer's life and his music, showing how Bach's superb inventiveness pervaded his career as musician, composer, performer, scholar, and teacher. And throughout, we see Bach in the broader context of his time: its institutions, traditions, and influences. With this highly listenable book, Wolff sets a new standard for Bach biography.
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- einstien
- 16-11-2021
The original musical genius
The narrators pronunciation of the German was perfect. gives a good overview of kapellmeister Bach
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- theJohn
- 01-03-2019
Loved it - very interesting and detailed insight
A comprehensive and detailed biography. Organists would enjoy this book too as there is much information given on the various organs Bach played on - in those days a bellows operator was needed whenever one wished to play or practice the organ!
I also thought the narrator did a wonderful job - a clear measured voice without being too slow. Perfect!
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- C. Williams
- 24-09-2022
I do not want to continue with this membership
unfortunately the Bach book is not what I expected and the narrator is difficult to listen to.plesse cancel my recent application to join
thank you. Christopher David Williams Thailand
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