Books & Music
Our Bach Bookshelf updated 5 August 2019
During his lifetime Bach assembled a large library of books. Writings on Lutheran theology and the literary work of the day provided a rich source of reference material and thought for the composer. Some volumes in his Library are well annotated by him and, in the absence of a substantial number of personal letters and papers having survived, they provide us with some precious insight into the composer’s life and character.
Our own Bach bookshelf reflects the work of contemporary scholars. The differing approaches provide fascinating reading material, carefully researched and written by leading Bach scholars and authors today. Our selection also includes volumes that will enlighten the reader about the composer’s life, the fashion and taste of the age too, with one that is an absorbing series of chapters on the dissemination of Bach’s music in 19th century England, complete with detailed footnotes and references. We have also listed a new Bach-themed Novel by Lauren Belfer
Note: The Prices quoted are as given at the time of publication. Please check at the time of enquiry or purchase.
NEW: AND AFTER THE FIRE, a novel, by Lauren Belfer, published by HarperCollins, Hardcover May 2016, Paperback May 2017. Paperback price, US $15.99 ISBN: 978-0062428523.
More information, including illustrations of the real people and places included in the novel, as well as a Spotify play list of the music discussed in the book, is available on Lauren’s website: https://laurenbelfer.com/
NEW: Bach and Mozart: Essays on the Enigma of Genius by Robert L Marshall. Published by University of Rochester Press/Boydell and Brewer (Sept 2019) ISBN 9781580469623 Hardback £30.00
NEW: Sir Henry Wood: Champion of J S Bach by Hannah French. Published by Boydell & Brewer (June 2019). ISBN 978 178327 385 0 Hardback price£55. A review of this book is planned for publication in Bach Notes (Sept 2019).
SIR HENRY WOOD Champion of J.S.BACH REVIEW
Bach’s Famous Choir. Saint Thomas School in Leipzig (1212-1804) by Michael Maul, translated by Richard Howe. Published by Boydell & Brewer Ltd (Nov 2018) ISBN 978 1 78327 169 6. Price £55.
2019 MAUL REVIEW Bach’s Famous Choir
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