Essays About Anna Magdalena Bach

Ruth Tatlow on Mrs. Bach

What seems to us (and many others) a cogent and measured assessment by Ruth Tatlow of the Mrs Bach brouhaha (see Tim Cavanaugh’s essay, our post of 13 November 2014) appears in no. 10 of the online journal Understanding Bach, published just now. It’s a must-read, handsomely presented and… Read More

Bogus Bach Theory Gets Media Singing

The story of a wife’s neglected genius finds a willing audience, despite a nearly total lack of evidence by Tim Cavanaugh NOTE: This article first appeared in National Review Online of 24 October 2014 (where it presently has more than 150 comments). Musicology Now… Read More