Finalist for the 2001 Pulitzer Prize in Biography. A landmark biography of Bach on the 250th anniversary of the composer's death, written by the leading Bach scholar of our age. Although we have heard the music of J. S. Bach in countless performances and recordings, the composer himself still comes across only as an enigmatic figure in a single familiar portrait. As we mark the 250th anniversary of Bach's death, author Christoph Wolff presents a new picture that brings to life this towering figure of the Baroque era. This engaging new biography portrays Bach as the living, breathing, and sometimes imperfect human being that he was, while bringing to bear all the advances of the last half-century of Bach scholarship. Wolff demonstrates the intimate connection between the composer's life and his music, showing how Bach's superb inventiveness pervaded his career as musician, composer, performer, scholar, and teacher. And throughout, we see Bach in the broader context of his time: its institutions, traditions, and influences. With this highly readable book, Wolff sets a new standard for Bach biography. "A monumental work that must find its way into the library of every musician and every dedicated lover of music."—Isaac Stern "It's unlikely that anyone will fashion a finer tribute to [Bach's] genius."— Los Angeles Times Book Review "A magisterial biographical portrait...necessarily learned, but also user-friendly, helpful and entertainingly informative."— Chicago Tribune "Likely to be the standard one-volume Bach biography for some time to come."— New York Review of Books "A work of clarity worthy of its subject and his music."— Wall Street Journal "Undoubtedly the most important Bach biography since Phillipp Spitta's life written over a century ago."— The New Republic 42 black and white illustrations
Less than a decade ago, I began the preface to my Bach: Essays on His Life and Works by stating that “this volume may well be understood as a book about a book the author doesn’t feel quite ready to write.” As far as I am concerned, things have not reall...
评分Less than a decade ago, I began the preface to my Bach: Essays on His Life and Works by stating that “this volume may well be understood as a book about a book the author doesn’t feel quite ready to write.” As far as I am concerned, things have not reall...
评分Less than a decade ago, I began the preface to my Bach: Essays on His Life and Works by stating that “this volume may well be understood as a book about a book the author doesn’t feel quite ready to write.” As far as I am concerned, things have not reall...
评分Less than a decade ago, I began the preface to my Bach: Essays on His Life and Works by stating that “this volume may well be understood as a book about a book the author doesn’t feel quite ready to write.” As far as I am concerned, things have not reall...
评分Less than a decade ago, I began the preface to my Bach: Essays on His Life and Works by stating that “this volume may well be understood as a book about a book the author doesn’t feel quite ready to write.” As far as I am concerned, things have not reall...
这本书的排版和选用的插图给我留下了极为深刻的印象,它本身就像一件精心制作的工艺品。虽然内容是关于巴赫,但作者在文本构建上也极具现代性。它拒绝了传统传记那种线性的时间叙事,而是采用了一种主题式的散点聚焦,比如专门有一章讨论巴赫对“色彩”的运用,完全是从和声学的角度切入,用非常文学化的语言去描述那些色彩的明暗和冷暖。这种跨领域的融合,极大地拓宽了我对音乐艺术的认知边界。我从未想过,在描述一个巴洛克时期的音乐家时,能够引用到现代心理学对“秩序与混乱”的辩证关系,但这恰恰是作者的高明之处——他找到了巴赫音乐中永恒的结构性魅力,并用当代人能够理解的语言进行转译。我个人认为,这本书的价值不仅在于它记录了巴赫,更在于它提供了一种思考人类如何在这种宏大体系中寻求个人表达的范本。阅读过程中,我不断地停下来,在脑海中重构那些被文字激发的旋律片段,感觉比单纯听录音更有“参与感”。
评分说实话,这本书的阅读过程对我来说,更像是一场智力上的攀登。它不是那种轻松愉快的“名人轶事集”,而是充满了对巴赫作品深层结构和哲学意蕴的探讨。我尤其欣赏作者对巴赫晚期那些“未完成”或“晦涩难懂”的作品所做的细致剖析。那些关于《音乐的奉献》的章节,简直是文字版的“解密行动”,作者通过对曲式结构的逆向工程,试图还原巴赫在创作时的逻辑链条和思维脉络。这种分析的严谨程度,已经超越了一般的音乐评论范畴,更像是对一种“宇宙秩序”的探讨。对于那些热衷于探究音乐背后数学美感和符号学意义的读者来说,这本书无疑是宝藏。然而,我也必须承认,某些段落的学术性稍显过重,需要反复阅读才能跟上作者的思路,这对于只想了解巴赫生平八卦的读者来说,可能会略感吃力。但正是这种不妥协的深度,让这本书在众多巴赫传记中脱颖而出,它提供了一种理解巴赫的“底层代码”,而非仅仅是表面的故事。
评分我读完这本书最大的感受是,它成功地将巴赫从一个历史人物的塑像中解放了出来,还原成一个有血有肉、充满挣扎的艺术家。作者并没有将他描绘成一个不食人间烟火的“神童”,而是着力刻画了他在宫廷政治、教会纷争以及家庭责任重压下的日常状态。比如书中对巴赫在科滕时期,面对宫廷赞助人不断变化的要求时所展现出的那种职业操守和创造性妥协的描述,极其生动且富有画面感。这种对细节的把握,使得巴赫的形象立体可感,不再是教科书上那个刻板的、只知道写赋格的“老头”。作者的叙事节奏控制得非常好,时而慷慨激昂,如临听觉盛宴;时而又沉静内敛,仿佛置身于一个安静的家庭午后。这种文风的起伏,恰恰呼应了巴赫音乐中那种从极致的宏大到最私密的咏叹之间的张力。总而言之,这本书提供了一种温暖的视角,让我们看到了伟大背后的平凡,以及平凡中的伟大。
评分如果用一个词来形容这本书带给我的体验,那就是“深度穿透”。它没有满足于讲述巴赫“写了什么”或“在哪里工作”,而是深入挖掘了巴赫“为什么这么写”。作者在探讨巴赫如何看待“模仿”与“创新”之间的关系时,观点振聋发聩。他指出,在巴赫那个时代,真正的创新并非是打破既有规则,而是在最严格的规则体系内实现最自由的表达。这种论述极大地挑战了我对艺术史的固有认知。书中引用了大量的巴赫的私人信函和教区报告,将这些看似零碎的档案材料编织成一张细密的网,让巴赫的创作动机清晰可见。对我而言,最震撼的部分是关于巴赫晚年致力于“总结”和“概括”他一生所学的那段描述,那种对技艺炉火纯青后的回望与内省,文字本身就带着一种肃穆感。这本书适合那种有耐心、渴望挖掘事物本质的读者,它不是在讲述一个故事,而是在引导你进行一次对完美艺术追求的深刻反思,读完之后,久久不能平静。
评分这本书的书名虽然是巴赫,但读完之后,我感觉自己更像是经历了一场精神上的朝圣之旅。作者并没有过多地纠缠于那些枯燥的生平年表或者学院派的音乐分析,而是用一种近乎诗意的笔触,描绘了一个音乐巨匠在世俗与神圣之间徘徊的内心世界。尤其是在描写他晚年在莱比锡圣多马教堂的时光时,那种文字的张力和对宗教情感的深刻理解,让我仿佛能听到管风琴的轰鸣和圣歌的回荡。书中对巴赫如何将数学的严谨性融入到音乐的无限情感之中,有着非常独到且富有启发性的见解,这不仅仅是对一个作曲家的解读,更像是在探讨人类创造力的极限与信仰的力量。我特别欣赏作者在处理那些复杂的对位法时所采用的类比手法,它使得即便是对古典音乐知之甚少的读者,也能体会到那些乐曲结构之精妙,而不是仅仅停留在“好听”的层面。整本书的阅读体验是沉浸式的,它要求读者慢下来,去感受文字背后的每一个音符的重量和色彩,绝非那种快速浏览就能吸收的传记。它更像是一面镜子,映照出的是人类追求完美和永恒的渴望。
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