Discussing Bach 1 (October 2020)

Published on 28 October 2020

Bach and Emotion: ‘Zur Recreation des Gemüths’

Editors: Ruth Tatlow, Yo Tomita, and Barbara M. Reul. Editorial assistant: Mark Seow

A live discussion with Ruth Tatlow, Bettina Varwig, and John Butt

Editorial Introduction (full text)

Authorised Transcript (full text)

Video with optional subtitles

Further reading and listening

Butt, John. ‘Bach and the Dance of Humankind’, in Davinia Caddy and Maribeth Clark (eds.), Musicology and Dance (Cambridge University Press, 2020), 19–48.

Butt, John. Bach’s Dialogue with Modernity: Perspectives on the Passions (Cambridge University Press, 2010).

Tatlow, Ruth. ‘Reading Belief through Structural Ordering, 1700–1850’, Swedish Collegium for Advanced Study online lecture from 31 March 2020.

Tatlow, Ruth. Bach’s Numbers: Compositional Proportion and Significance (Cambridge University Press, 2015).

Varwig, Bettina. ‘Heartfelt Musicking: the Physiology of a Bach Cantata’, Representations, 143/1 (2018), 36–62.

Varwig, Bettina. ‘What 18th-century music could do to listeners’ bodies’, a British Academy blogpost from 9 June 2020.

See also Discussing Bach 4 (February, 2022).

N.B. Updates on the topic in the form of new publications by the three panel members will be posted here.