Bach: An Extraordinary Life
Bach: An Extraordinary Life
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Written by Bach specialist and leading harpsichordist Davitt Moroney, this book is a witty, lucid and revealing account of Bach's life. It is a perceptive assessment of the composer's genius and will be of great interest to concert-goers, CD collectors, social historians and students.
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Bach: An Extraordinary Life by Davitt Moroney
Written by Bach specialist and leading harpsichordist Davitt Moroney, this book is a witty, lucid and revealing account of Bach's life. It is a perceptive assessment of the composer's genius and will be of great interest to concert-goers, CD collectors, social historians and students.
Davitt Moroney's slim volume skilfully packs a great deal of information into its 100-plus pages.. Piecing together the fragmentary remarks we have about Bach's character, Moroney vividly brings him to life in five carefully-organised chapters. One appealing feature is the inclusion of diverting contemporary anecdotes about Bach's attitude to food, drink and tobacco - basically he seems to have liked them all. * Early Music Today *
Moroney's prose makes gripping reading, much like a good novel. This book will open your eyes to a side of Bach with which you might not be familiar - a determined, sometimes stubborn, competitive, humorous man, but above all a human-being. * Early Music News *
A short and delightful book...This book is eminently readable and very refreshing. The only complaint is that one wishes it could have been longer. * IPQ *
Charming book. Well worth having. * Flutewise *
Moroney's prose makes gripping reading, much like a good novel. This book will open your eyes to a side of Bach with which you might not be familiar - a determined, sometimes stubborn, competitive, humorous man, but above all a human-being. * Early Music News *
A short and delightful book...This book is eminently readable and very refreshing. The only complaint is that one wishes it could have been longer. * IPQ *
Charming book. Well worth having. * Flutewise *
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9781860961908 |
| ISBN 10 | 1860961908 |
| Title | Bach: An Extraordinary Life |
| Author | Davitt Moroney |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Sheet music |
| Publisher | Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music |
| Year published | 2000-06-22 |
| Number of pages | 128 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |