Peter Williams (University of Wales College of Cardiff)

Broschiertes Buch

Bach

The Goldberg Variations

Herausgeber: Rushton, Julian

Beschreibung

Bach's spectacular Goldberg Variations represent a high point in the whole repertory of keyboard music, particularly for the harpsichord. This book takes a detailed look at their historical origins, what their exceptionally intricate plan is, what kind of impact they have had, and how their mysterious beauty has been created.

Autor

Peter Williams (1937-2016) was an internationally renowned Bach scholar and performer. He held the first Chair in Performance Practice in Britain at the University of Edinburgh, where he was Director of the Russell Collection of Harpsichords and latterly Dean of Music. He was also the first Arts and Sciences Distinguished Chair at Duke University, North Carolina. He was the author of many books, including The Organ Music of J. S. Bach (3 volumes, Cambridge, 1981-1984), Bach, Handel, Scarlatti 1685-1985 (Cambridge, 1985), The Life of Bach (Cambridge, 2003) and J. S. Bach: A Life in Music (Cambridge, 2007).

Produktdetails

• Cambridge Music Handbooks
• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 120
• Erscheinungstermin: 14. Oktober 2005
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 7mm
• Gewicht: 168g
• ISBN-13: 9780521001939
• ISBN-10: 0521001935
• Artikelnr.: 22246340