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 Bachs 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 composers life and his music; showing how Bachs 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 readable book; Wolff sets a new standard for Bach biography.
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