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A Pulitzer Prize–winning critic reflects on the meaning and emotional impact of a Bach masterwork.

Trade Review
"In short, this is a beautiful and unexpectedly uplifting read which will have you reaching for both Gould's Goldbergs and the Chaconne, and perhaps even looking at the world with renewed thoughtfulness." -- Charlotte Gardner - Gramophone
"Lyrical and haunting." -- Alex Ross - The New Yorker
"Full of arresting insights about the way music permeates our lives, as well as heartbreaking reflections on the wounds a parent can inflict on a child." -- Michael O'Donnell - The Wall Street Journal
"A thought-provoking and accomplished memoir, meeting Kennicott's own criterion that ‘every good book or great piece of music carries with it the possibility of redemption." -- Martha Anne Toll - NPR
"With stunning candor and elegance, Kennicott explores the complexities of grieving for an emotionally abusive person with brief dissertations on longing, on learning, on perfectionism... [he] turns what may have been a simple memoir into a shining, nonlinear meditation." -- Zoë Madonna - The Boston Globe

Counterpoint

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    A Paperback / softback by Philip Kennicott

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      Publisher WW Norton & Co
      Published 4 February 2022
      ISBN-13 9780393868388
      978-0393868388
      ISBN-10 0393868389
      Also in:
      Entertainment Composers and songwriters Keyboard instruments

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      A Pulitzer Prize–winning critic reflects on the meaning and emotional impact of a Bach masterwork.

      Trade Review
      "In short, this is a beautiful and unexpectedly uplifting read which will have you reaching for both Gould's Goldbergs and the Chaconne, and perhaps even looking at the world with renewed thoughtfulness." -- Charlotte Gardner - Gramophone
      "Lyrical and haunting." -- Alex Ross - The New Yorker
      "Full of arresting insights about the way music permeates our lives, as well as heartbreaking reflections on the wounds a parent can inflict on a child." -- Michael O'Donnell - The Wall Street Journal
      "A thought-provoking and accomplished memoir, meeting Kennicott's own criterion that ‘every good book or great piece of music carries with it the possibility of redemption." -- Martha Anne Toll - NPR
      "With stunning candor and elegance, Kennicott explores the complexities of grieving for an emotionally abusive person with brief dissertations on longing, on learning, on perfectionism... [he] turns what may have been a simple memoir into a shining, nonlinear meditation." -- Zoë Madonna - The Boston Globe

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