Christoph Wolff
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Johann Sebastian Bach: The Learned Musician
Christoph Wolff
A landmark biography of Bach on the 250th anniversary of the composer’s death, written by the leading Bach scholar of our age. Although we have heard the music of J. S. Bach in countless performances and recordings, the composer himself still comes across only as an enigmatic figure in a single familiar portrait. As we mark the 250th anniversary of Bach’s death, author Christoph Wolff presents a new picture that brings to life this towering figure of the Baroque era. This engaging new biography portrays Bach as the living, breathing, and sometimes imperfect human…
