The author of this book is William Powell Mason, a German musicologist, director of the Bach Archive in Leipzig, one of the collaborators on the Complete Works of Bach, and professor in the Department of Music at Harvard University. With the help of a wealth of previously unknown first-hand materials, he tells the story of Bach's life in chronological order, according to Bach's life experiences, making Bach's image no longer as abstract as it used to be.
本书作者为德国音乐学家、莱比锡巴赫档案馆馆长、《巴赫全集》的合作者之一、哈佛大学音乐系WilliamPowellMason教授，借助其掌握的众多此前不为人知的第一手资料，依年代为序，按照巴赫的成长阅历，讲述了巴赫的一生，让巴赫的形象不再像过去那样抽象。
本书作者为德国音乐学家、莱比锡巴赫档案馆馆长、《巴赫全集》的合作者之一、哈佛大学音乐系WilliamPowellMason教授，借助其掌握的众多此前不为人知的第一手资料，依年代为序，按照巴赫的成长阅历，讲述了巴赫的一生，让巴赫的形象不再像过去那样抽象。
