The Bach Reader: A Life of Johann Sebastian Bach in Letters and Documents, Revised Edition [Paperback]

Hans T. David (Editor), Arthur Mendel (Editor)

Product Details

• Paperback: 474 pages
• Publisher: W W Norton & Co Inc; Revised edition (May 1966)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0393002594
• ISBN-13: 978-0393002591
• Product Dimensions: 7.5 x 5.1 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,433,973 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #34 in Books > Biographies & Memoirs > People, A-Z > ( B ) > Bach, Johann Sebastian

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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Bach reflected in his own words and by his contemporaries, April 15, 1997

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This review is from: The Bach Reader: A Life of Johann Sebastian Bach in Letters and Documents, Revised Edition (Paperback)

This book is essential reading for anyone interested in the life and music of J.S. Bach. Not only are there translations of every known piece of writing by him, and every important document about him, but many of his contemporaries and those in the following generation are quoted on their views of Bach's stature and achievement. There is also the complete text of the first biography of Bach, written in 1802 by J.N. Forkel and drawing on information from Bach's sons Friedemann and Emanuel. This book has so much valuable and fascinating information in such a small compass that music lovers will be drawn to it again and again

2 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Excelent book, March 15, 1997

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This review is from: The Bach Reader: A Life of Johann Sebastian Bach in Letters and Documents, Revised Edition (Paperback)

Through Bach's private documents you fin the real ma