1: The History of Bach's Solo-Violin Works
2: The G-minor Adagio
3: The G-minor Fuga
4: The Siciliana of the G-minor Sonata
5: The G-minor Presto
6: The Partitas
7: Closing Thoughts
Joel Lester is the Dean of the Mannes College of Music. He has been active in many areas of music education, scholarship, and performance for three decades. The author of several books, he is a former editor of Music Theory Spectrum.
"Joel Lester is one of America's leading theorists and analysts of
music, as well as a professional violinist. He is therefore
uniquely qualified to write a serious analytical and interpretive
study of J. S. Bach's violin music. . . . It's quite incredible
that, despite the stature and importance of this music, there has
never been a serious full-length study of its repertoire. That is,
until now. . . . This book is richly informative and insightful,
abundantly
displaying Lester's learning and analytical talents. It is also
engagingly written."--Robert L. Marshall, Brandeis University
"Performers will find this book's discussion of recordings
invaluable, its performance-oriented analyses helpful in
understanding the logic behind interpretation, and its historical
excursuses informative. . . . Lester has the reputation of being an
excellent performer, is a recognized scholar in the history of
theory, and has written a harmony textbook. Who better to bring all
of these talents and accomplishments to a book of this sort?"--Lee
A. Rothfarb,
University of California at Santa Barbara
"The volume thus has a quadruple purpose, providing an analytical
study and historical guide to Bach's solo-violin works, an
introduction to Bach's style and its evolution and a forum for
authoritative discussion of selected performance issues....will
certainly assist violinists, students, scholars and other listeners
to develop new perspectives on this music...and encourage the
cultivation of more informed and more vivid performances." --The
Strad
"Serious violinists and theorists will applaud the thoroughness of
Lester's work."--Choice
"Joel Lester is one of America's leading theorists and analysts of
music, as well as a professional violinist. He is therefore
uniquely qualified to write a serious analytical and interpretive
study of J. S. Bach's violin music. . . . It's quite incredible
that, despite the stature and importance of this music, there has
never been a serious full-length study of its repertoire. That is,
until now. . . . This book is richly informative and insightful,
abundantly
displaying Lester's learning and analytical talents. It is also
engagingly written."--Robert L. Marshall, Brandeis University
"Performers will find this book's discussion of recordings
invaluable, its performance-oriented analyses helpful in
understanding the logic behind interpretation, and its historical
excursuses informative. . . . Lester has the reputation of being an
excellent performer, is a recognized scholar in the history of
theory, and has written a harmony textbook. Who better to bring all
of these talents and accomplishments to a book of this sort?"--Lee
A. Rothfarb,
University of California at Santa Barbara
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