Books & Music
Our Bach Bookshelf updated 4 December 2018
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.
Note: The Prices quoted are as given at the time of publication. Please check at the time of enquiry or purchase.
NEW: 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 tba
BACH – A Life in Pictures, Bach Documents Volume 9 Edited by Christoph Wolff, published by Barenreiter (2017). Edition no. BVK 2280.ISBN 978376182287. Price £248.50 from www.baerenreiter.com
The Sons of Bach edited by Peter Wollny & Stephen Roe, published by Steglein, Ann Arbor, Michigan. (2016) ISBN: 978-0-819850-9-1. Price US $65 (£52.56, c.61.39 Euros)
Bach: A Musical Biography by Peter Williams, published by Cambridge University Press (2016), Hardback ISBN: 9781107139251 Price £29.99
Hearing Bach’s Passions - Updated Edition by Daniel R. Melamed, published by Oxford University Press (2016), Paperback ISBN 978-0-19-049012-6, 171 pages
Bach & God by Michael Marissen, published by Oxford University Press New York, (2016) Hardback, 257 pages $35 (£24.50 at current rates/check). ISBN-13: 978-0190606954 Click on the link to read a description of the book. Reviewed in the September 2017 edition of Bach Notes , the LBS Journal.
Bach’s Numbers: Compositional Proportion and Significance by Ruth Tatlow published by Cambridge University Press, (2015). ISBN 978-1-107-08860-3 (Hardback) Price: £84.99 Paperback edition will follow.
The Creative Development of Johann Sebastian Bach Vol II: 1717-1750 Richard D P Jones published by Oxford University Press (2013)
Bach edited by Yo Tomita, Queen’s University Belfast, published by Ashgate Publishing (2011) ISBN 978-0-7546-2891-0 Hardback Price £140 (Website Price £126)
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