might do to surpass Bach in its commitment, scope and comprehensiveness. writes with the care of a scholar, the knowledge of an expert musician, and the passion of a believer." - The Christian Science Monitor "It is hard to imagine what the English maestro John Eliot Gardiner. So it is with John Eliot Gardiner''s Bach. It never happens often enough, but now and then, a subject gets the book it deserves. As eloquent a writer as he is a musician, Gardiner brings to his study the invaluable perspective of the practitioner." - The New York Times Book Review "So thoughtful, well-researched, and beautifully written that it should satisfy both the well-informed enthusiast and readers simply seeking to become better acquainted with a musical giant. Gardiner is Bach''s most eloquent champion." - The Wall Street Journal "Fresh, persuasive. Gardiner weaves industrial-strength scholarship, musical analysis and performing insight into a highly readable narrative.
for listeners and performers alike - Michael Church ― Independent As an exploration of Bach's labyrinthine thought-processes, and as an analysis of his music's overwhelming power, this book will now be required reading. There could be no better-qualified guide to the mysteries behind Bach's music than the conductor who has breathed new life into its performance. The result is dazzling - Iain Burnside ― Observer Gardiner has joined the select ranks of luminary musicians articulating their experience, with this long, sumptuously illustrated survey of Bach's life and times. The result is a unique book about one of the greatest of all creative artists. Explaining in wonderful detail how Bach worked and how his music achieves its effects, he also takes us as deeply into Bach's works and mind as perhaps words can. In this remarkable book, John Eliot Gardiner distils the fruits of a lifetime's immersion as one of Bach's greatest living interpreters. How can such sublime work have been produced by a man who seems so ordinary, so opaque - and occasionally so intemperate?
Johann Sebastian Bach is one of the most unfathomable composers in the history of music.
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