So as not to appear too fawning, I can't say the same about the still available first volume (and which apparently will be the only volume available in English) of The World of the Bach Canatas, which Dr. And I'm glad he was the one to point out diplomatically that the emperor has no clothes. A real shame, I believed, since the erudition and sense of scholarship of Dr. Wolff's rather traditional interpretation of the use of multiple voices in what purport to be HIP recordings/performances. For the most part, the nay sayers could not abide Dr. The Bach-Newton analogy was a bit strained fortunately, it does not permeate the book. If my memory serves me correctly, a number of list members panned this text on several grounds. I am so glad to see someone else on the list (especially someone of Mr.Braatz' knowledge) opine that this is a definitive biography. Just some comments from a very timid lurker The Bach biography entitled "Johann Sebastian Bach - The Learned Musician" by Christoph Wolff is now available at a lower cost (paperback c. Johann Sebastian Bach: The Learned MusicianÄefinitive Bach Biography now in Paterback Johann Sebastian Bach - The Learned Musician
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