| Edition |
Unabridged. |
| Description |
1 online resource (1 audio file (4hr., 34 min.)) : digital. |
| Performer |
Narrated by Jeremy Siepmann ; John Shrapnel as Bach. |
| Summary |
Although now beloved and revered by millions as the greatest composer who ever lived, Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) was best known in his lifetime as an organist, and was eclipsed in fame as a composer by two of his twenty children. For the last twenty-seven years of his life he was a schoolteacher and choir director whose duties extended to meal supervision and dormitory inspection. Yet throughout his career he composed a vast body of music which is amongst the most joyful, dancing and enrapturing ever written. This portrait-in-sound includes many examples of the music that made him immortal. With compelling narration by Jeremy Siepmann, character portrayals by acclaimed actors, and the interpolation of over twenty-five substantial musical extracts reflecting the development of one of music's most enduringly awe-inspiring composers, we are transported back three centuries straight into the life of Johann Sebastian Bach. This innovative sense of immediacy is at the heart of this comprehensive audio-biography, depicting the life of a composer whose music is universally admired. |
| Access |
Digital content provided by hoopla. |
| System Details |
Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
| Subject |
Composers -- Germany -- Biography.
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| Added Author |
Shrapnel, John.
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Bach, Johann Sebastian, 1685-1750.
Works. Selections. 2002.
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hoopla digital.
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| ISBN |
9781843793724 (sound recording : hoopla Audio Book) |
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1843793725 (sound recording : hoopla Audio Book) |
| Music No. |
MWT11137454 |
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