{"product_id":"9780199248841","title":"Johann Sebastian Bach : The Learned Musician by Christoph (, William Powell Mason Professor of Music and dean of the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences at Harvard University) Wolff","description":"Although we are acquainted with the music of J. S. Bach through countless performances and recordings, the composer himself continues to come across as the somewhat enigmatic figure depicted in a single, familiar portrait. Published in 2000 to mark the 250th anniversary of Bach's death, author and leading Bach scholar Christoph Wolff presents a new picture that brings to life this towering figure of the Baroque era. Now available in paperback, this engaging biography portrays Bach as the living, breathing--and sometimes imperfect--human being that he was, while bringing to bear all the advances gained in the last half-century of Bach scholarship. Wolff demonstrates the intimate connection between the composer's life and his music, showing how Bach's superb inventiveness pervaded his career as a musician, composer, performer, scholar, and teacher. And throughout, we see Bach in the broader context of his time: its institutions, traditions, and influences. With this highly readable book, Wolff sets a new standard in Bach biography.,\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Binding: Paperback,\u003cbr\u003ePagination: 640 pages, frontispiece; numerous halftones; 1 map, numerous music examples","brand":"OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48535977492707,"sku":"9780199248841","price":30.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1701\/6275\/files\/9780199248841.jpg?v=1774346172","url":"https:\/\/www.harbourbookshop.co.uk\/products\/9780199248841","provider":"The Harbour Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}