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DescriptionJohann Sebastian Bach - celebrated pipe organist, court composer and master of sacred music - was also a technical pioneer. Working in Germany in the early eighteenth century, he invented new instruments and carried out experiments in tuning, the effects of which are still with us today. Two hundred years later, a number of extraordinary musicians have utilised the music of Bach to thrilling effect through the art of recording, furthering their own virtuosity and reinventing the composer for our time. In Reinventing Bach, Paul Elie brilliantly blends the stories of modern musicians with a polyphonic account of our most celebrated composer's life to create a spellbinding narrative of the changing place of music in our lives. Promotion infoThe story of how one composer precipitated two revolutions in music and technology. Reviews'A stimulating and enjoyable account of how and what we hear when we listen to this great composer' -- Hilary Mantel 'Absorbing, beautifully written book.' The Tablet 'An appreciation of Bach that is both impassioned and subtle.' Daily Telegraph ' Elie is an acute and passionate listener, writing sensitively about music's impact on him.' -- Susan Tomes Independent Author descriptionPAUL ELIE is the author of The Life You Save May Be Your Own, which won the PEN/Martha Albrand Award and was a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award in biography. He is a senior fellow with Georgetown University, based in the Berkley Center for Religion, Peace and World Affairs. Elie lives in New York City. |