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A comprehensive guide to the genesis, transmission, structure, meaning and performance considerations of Bach's "St John Passion". One of Bach's most fascinating works, its text demonstrates a profound understanding of St John's Gospel.

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Dürr writes illuminatingly and perceptively on topics such as the theology of St John's Gospel and its relationship to Bach's setting, questions of overall design and tonal architecture * Early Music *
Presents in convenient form many of the findings of Bach scholarship on the genesis and transmission of the work * Early Music *
If it is reliable information on this remarkable work that you want, Dürr's study is the obvious place to start. Bach could have no more faithful servant * John Butt, Times Literary Supplement *

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APPENDICES: PROBLEMATICAL POINTS

Johann Sebastian Bachs St John Passion Genesis Transmission and Meaning

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    Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
    Publication Date: 11/30/2000 12:00:00 AM
    ISBN13: 9780198162407, 978-0198162407
    ISBN10: 0198162405
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    Description

    Book Synopsis
    A comprehensive guide to the genesis, transmission, structure, meaning and performance considerations of Bach's "St John Passion". One of Bach's most fascinating works, its text demonstrates a profound understanding of St John's Gospel.

    Trade Review
    Dürr writes illuminatingly and perceptively on topics such as the theology of St John's Gospel and its relationship to Bach's setting, questions of overall design and tonal architecture * Early Music *
    Presents in convenient form many of the findings of Bach scholarship on the genesis and transmission of the work * Early Music *
    If it is reliable information on this remarkable work that you want, Dürr's study is the obvious place to start. Bach could have no more faithful servant * John Butt, Times Literary Supplement *

    Table of Contents
    APPENDICES: PROBLEMATICAL POINTS

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