Christoph Wolff: The New Bach Reader

Using hundreds of letters, family papers, anecdotes, and records, »The Bach Reader« established a new approach to biography by offering original documents in impeccable translations.

In »The New Bach Reader«, Christoph Wolff has incorporated numerous facsimiles and added many newly discovered items, reflecting the current state of scholarship about the composer’s life and music. The readings in this volume provide an accurate and vivid picture of Bach’s world and his far-reaching influence.

Published in English by Norton & Company, 2nd edition (1999)

Paperback, 608 pages