Bach : music in the castle of heaven / John Eliot Gardiner.
Bach : music in the castle of heaven / John Eliot Gardiner.
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Author / Creator
Publisher
New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2013.
Call Numbers
G 2014/1224
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MMS ID
Language
English
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Physical Description
Physical content
xxxiv, 628 pages, 24 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly color), map, music ; 25 cm.
Content type
text
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
Under the Cantor's gaze -- Germany on the brink of enlightenment -- The Bach gene -- The class of '85 -- The mechanics of faith -- The incorrigible cantor -- Bach at his workbench -- Cantatas or coffee? -- Cycles and seasons -- First Passion -- His "Great Passion" -- Collision and collusion -- The h...
Publication information
Publisher
New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2013.
Edition
First United States edition.
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
2013.
Subjects
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Scope and Contents
Summary
"From one of Bach's greatest living interpreters: a landmark study which explains in wonderful detail how the composer worked, how his music is constructed, how it achieves its effects--and what it can tell us about Bach the man. Johann Sebastian Bach is one of the most famously unfathomable composers in the history of music. How can such sublime w...
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Full title
Bach : music in the castle of heaven / John Eliot Gardiner.
Authors, Artists and Contributors
Author / Creator
Notes
General note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Primary Identifiers
Call Numbers
G 2014/1224
Record Identifier
74VKMaEJRqPX
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKMaEJRqPX
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ISBN
0375415297 (hardback)
9780375415296 (hardback)
DDC
780.92 B
MMS ID
991021229329702626
