The Bach Family: Seven Generations of Creative Genius

by Karl Geiringer

When this volume was originally published in 1954 it was the first complete history of the Bach family from the 16th Century miller Veit to Wilhelm Friedrich Ernst (1759-1845), Johann Sebastian's grandson. The author views the family as a whole and shows the characteristic similarities in their artistic and human attitudes as well as the most significant divergences. Equal stress is laid on the discussion of the personalities, against the swiftly...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1032896353
• ISBN13: 9781032896359
• Release Date: November 2024
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 560 Pages