Welcome to the Bach Resource ‘Books’ section
Here we share with you our recommendations for books about Bach and the Well-Tempered Clavier which we find useful or worthwhile in various languages. If you have recommendations, please share them with us with a note about your selection.
Johann Sebastian Bach
by Johann Nikolaus Forkel, translated to English by Charles Sanford Terry
This book, published in 1802, was the first full biography of J.S. Bach ever published and is an important historical resource.