THE NEW BACH READER by Hans T. David, Arthur Mendel, Christoph Wolff ( 9780393319569 )

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Title:

THE NEW BACH READER
A LIFE OF JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH IN LETTERS AND DOCUMENTS

By:

Hans T. David, Arthur Mendel, Christoph Wolff

Format:

Paperback

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ISBN 10:

0393319563

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9780393319569

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Publisher:

WW NORTON & CO

Pub. date:

17 October, 1999

Edition:

Revised and Enlarged ed.

Pages:

608

Description:

"Just reading these documents brings this great composer to life in a most exciting and vivid way. I love this book!" -Yo-Yo Ma

Synopsis:

Through hundreds of letters, family papers, anecdotes, and records, the Bach Reader established a new approach to biography by offering original documents in impeccable translations. In The New Bach Reader, Christoph Wolff has incorporated numerous facsimiles and added many newly discovered items, reflecting the current state of scholarship about the composer's life and music. The readings in this volume provide an accurate and vivid picture of Bach's world and of his far-reaching influence.

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facsimile illustrations

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WW Norton & Co

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