The Cantatas of J. S. Bach

ISBN-13: 9780198167075

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Opis

A work-by-work commentary on the Bach cantatas by the world's most famous Bach scholar, now available in English for the first time. It includes all the cantata librettos in German-English parallel text. An indispensable reference book for anyone listening to, performing in, or studying any of the Bach cantatas.

Recenzje

For students studying Bach's cantatas, this book is the best reading material currently available. This is a book that every university library must have on its shelf.

O autorze

Alfred Dürr is one of the principal editors of the Neue Bach Ausgabe in which he edited 'Bach's Well-Tempered Clavier'. He holds honorary doctorates of music at Baldwin-Wallace College, Ohio and at Oxford University. ; Richard Jones is a Bach scholar who has been a music editor, writer and teacher since 1980. He studied at the University of Oxford and has taught at the universities of Cardiff and Sheffield. In 1997 he became the editor of the piano grade exam pieces for the Associated Board.