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Counterpoint: A Memoir of Bach and Mourning

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Readers

45/100

Critics

75/100

Scholars

N/A

Author:

Philip Kennicott

Publisher:

W.W. Norton & Company

Date:

February 18, 2020

A Pulitzer Prize-winning critic reflects on the meaning and emotional impact of a Bach masterwork.

What The Reviewers Say

Marcia Butler,
The Washington Post
... immensely moving.
Michael O’Donnell,
The Wall Street Journal
... full of arresting insights about the way music permeates our lives, as well as heartbreaking reflections on the wounds a parent can inflict on a child.
Martha Anne Toll,
NPR
Kennicott's descriptions will resonate with any aspiring musician.
Kelly Blewett,
BookPage
... engrossing.