Describes how Johann Sebastian Bach survived the sorrows of his childhood and composed the music the world has come to love.

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"Published in cooperation with the American Bach Society."

Now available in paperback, this landmark biography was first published in 2000 to mark the 250th anniversary of J. S. Bach's death. Written by a leading Bach s

Peter Williams approaches afresh the life and music of arguably the most studied of all composers, interpreting both Bach's life by deconstructing his original