The music of J. S. Bach has a unique power and resonance some 300 years after it was written. From annual performances of the great Passions to its use in popular arrangements, adverts and films, the imaginative strength of Bach#x19;s music continues to draw listeners to explore its mysteries.Accessible, lively and easy to use, with guides to his works and outstanding recordings, Nicholas Kenyon#x19;s new Pocket Guide looks at all Bach#x19;s music, sacred and secular, vocal and instrumental, reflecting the latest scholarship, and explores why he speaks so profoundly to our age.Praise for Nicholas Kenyon#x19;s Faber Pocket Guide to Mozart#x18;No single book can ever have given so many essentials about a genius.#x19; Daily TelegraphKEY FEATURES INCLUDE:The Bach #x18;Top Ten#x19;What people said about Bach Bach: the life year by year Performing Bach today Bach: the music work by workTHE POCKET GUIDE SERIES:Alan Ayckbourn#x19;s PlaysBalletBrittenElizabethan and Jacobean Drama Greek and Roman DramaHandelHaydnIbsen, Chekhov and StrindbergMozartMusicalsOperaShakespeare#x19;s Plays20th Century DramaWagner.