Book details
Bach at Leipzig
A Play
Author: Itamar Moses; With a preface by Tom Stoppard
Bach at Leipzig
$16.00
Trade Paperback
About This Book
Page Count
128
On Sale
09/29/2005
Book Details
Leipzig, Germany, 1722: Johann Kuhnau, revered organist of the Thomaskirche, suddenly dies, leaving his post vacant. In order to fill the position, the city council invites a small number of musicians to audition for the appointment, including Johann Sebastian Bach. This, however, is not his story. Based on actual events, Bach at Leipzig imagines with uncommon intelligence and wit how six little-known musicians resorted to bribery, blackmail, and betrayal in an attempt to secure the most coveted musical post in all of Europe.
Imprint Publisher
Farrar, Straus and Giroux
ISBN
9780571211111
In The News
“An artistic and cerebral triumph . . . for Moses and contemporary theater as a whole.” —Lacey Sadoff, Marquette Tribune