Bach's Choral Music: A Listener's Guide (Unlocking the Masters Series No. 20)

J.S. Includes full-length CD from the Bach Collegium Japan. The book then takes on the question "What is a cantata?" and guides the listener systematically through fugue, recitative, and aria. Studies of the two great oratorios, the "St John Passion" and the "St. (Unlocking the Masters). Matthew Passion," follow, together with a detailed analysis of what Bach himself probably thought to be his finest work, the "Mass in B Minor." The book is accompanied by a 75-minute CD featuring complete tracks from five of the finest cantatas, as well as several tracks from the two Passions, the Mass, an

Five Stars Mnyc good. Bach is my teacher and I am learning from Him This should come in handy some time in the future. I still prefer the Cantata guides posted online however. Thanks! ------------

About the Author Gordon Jones lives in Putney, VT, where he is a member of the fine arts department at the Putney School. He has extensive musical experience in the British cathedral tradition, most recently as a tenor lay clerk in Bristol Cathedral. . An accomplished pianist, he has made a lifetime study of the keyboard music of Johann Sebastian Bach, which he performs on piano or harpsichord

An accomplished pianist, he has made a lifetime study of the keyboard music of Johann Sebastian Bach, which he performs on piano or harpsichord. Gordon Jones lives in Putney, VT, where he is a member of the fine arts department at the Putney School. . He has extensive musical experience in the British cathedral tradition, most recently as a tenor lay clerk in Bristol Cathedral