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Nicholas Kenyon (Author)
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Publication Date: 17 Mar 2011 | Series: Faber Pocket Guide

The music of J.S.Bach has a unique power and attraction some 300 years after it was written. From annual performances of the great Passions and BBC Radio 3's hugely successful Bach Christmas, to its use in adverts, films and popular arrangements, the imaginative strength of Bach's music continues to draw listeners to explore its mysteries.

This new Pocket Guide looks at all Bach's music, sacred and secular, and explores why he speaks so profoundly to our age about both the spiritual and the sensual in life.

Among the features of this easy-to-use book:

The Bach Top Ten

Bach: The music work by work

Performing Bach today

Bach: The life year by year

What people said about Bach

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  • Paperback: 512 pages
  • Publisher: Faber and Faber (17 Mar 2011)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0571233279
  • ISBN-13: 978-0571233274
  • Product Dimensions: 11.1 x 17.8 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
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In fewer than 500 pages Nicholas Kenyon has created a valuable addition to the musician's home reference library...much here will be new to many readers...In his foreword, Simon Russell Beale says that Nicholas Kenyon has here offered us a great gift. I'd echo that sentiment.
--Classical Music Magazine, April 9, 2011

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A superb new addition to the highly successful Faber Pocket Guides - all the essentials about one the greatest composers in history.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Entertaining and scholarly 6 April 2011
By Redhenry
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Essential for any Bach enthusiast. Be warned, though, that this book is likely to cost you a great deal more than the cover price. Sir Nicholas Kenyon lists his top Bach works early in the book. I've got about 20 cantatas on CD and none of mine were in his list, so I'm going to have to spend at least £50 catching up with what I've been missing! Also, if reading the biographical chapters doesn't make you start planning a tour of Thuringia, I'll be surprised. The best thing about this book, though is that the author's enthusiasm is infectious and encourages the reader to explore the subject still further. The tone is simultaneously scholarly and light and although the author describes the book as something to dip into, it's not a difficult extended read. I'm still chuckling at the number of members of the extended family called Johann Christoph Bach!
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5.0 out of 5 stars The Complete Bach Edition and this book, what a bargain. 19 Jun 2011
By kenpat
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Since my wife got me the Complete Bach Edition this was just the book I needed to help me work my way through his music. The author covers the life of Bach, the way he's performed today, composers he admired and his family. Then it tackles the music. Seperate parts deal with church music and secular music these are further divided into chapters dealing with the the different types of works. They are also exam the music in chronological order in so far as current research allows.
Nicholas Kenyon also recomends recording for many of the works and I'm sure that you wouldn't go far wrong in following his selections.
Not too scholarly and written with great enthusiasm this book will enhance your knowledge and enjoyment of the works of the JS Bach.
Bach Complete Edition (157 CD, 2 DVD & CD Rom Box Set)The Faber Pocket Guide to Bach
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5.0 out of 5 stars If you are a Bach fan, you should consider this 9 April 2013
By Colin F. King
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I have not had time to finish this yet, but Kenyon really knows his stuff, writes in a clear and digestible way and half way through I think he has at least quadrupled my knowledge of the great man. It's not so much a history (it doesn't claim to be) as a guide in the format of a large number of interesting lists and sections. All manner of little interesting snippets are in this book, which I am reading on the Kindle (and it does not suffer from that). I hope to finish it soon. It's a priority!
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5.0 out of 5 stars Another winner! 24 April 2011
By Jack Smith
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Like a previous guide in this series, "Haydn", here is a book to which music lovers who love certain composers, in this case J S Bach, will want to return again and again. There is a refreshing personal anecdotage by Kenyon, which communicates his enthusiasms, as well as a wealth of information on the man and his (so many!) wonderful works.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Bach Buch 13 Dec 2011
By Bob
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I bought this book on the strength of hearing the author in conversation on Bach's cantatas. What a find! It is a treasure trove of useful and amusing information, clearly and unstuffily presented.
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1 of 2 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Made a wonderful prize for a choir raffle 25 Feb 2013
By H. B. Closs
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Entertaining and informative. Great for the enthusiastic amateur, and a lasting reference work. I would recommend the book without hesitation;
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4.0 out of 5 stars Faber Pocket Guide Bach by Nicholas Kenyon. 6 Feb 2013
By PETER JOHN WIGGINS
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A Good Guide to Bach. Very Comprehensive book on the whole very helpful and informative book. I recommend to others.
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