{"product_id":"9781643135809-way-of-bach","title":"The Way of Bach","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThree Years with the Man, the Music, and the Piano\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA tale of passion and obsession from a philosophy professor who teaches himself to play Bach on the piano.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA tale of passion and obsession from a philosophy professor who teaches himself to play Bach on the piano.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDan Moller grew up listening to heavy metal in the Boston suburbs. But something changed when he dug out his mother's record of \u003ci\u003eThe Art of the Fugue, \u003c\/i\u003einexplicably wedged between \u003ci\u003e16 ABBA Hits\u003c\/i\u003e and Kenny Rogers. Moller became fixated on Bach and his music, but only learned to play it for himself as an adult.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eThe Way of Bach, \u003c\/i\u003eMoller draws us into the strange and surprisingly funny world of the composer and his scene. Did you know \u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eGoldberg Variations \u003c\/i\u003econtain a song about having to eat too much cabbage? Or that Handel nearly died in a duel he fought while conducting an opera?\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eAlong the way, Moller takes up such questions as, just what is so special about Bach’s music? What can Americans—steeped in pop culture—learn from European craftsmanship? And why do some people see a connection between Bach's music and God?\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eBy turns witty and thought-provoking, Moller infuses \u003ci\u003eThe Way of Bach \u003c\/i\u003ewith insights into music, culture, and philosophy alike.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39323760623713,"sku":"9781643135809","price":17.03,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_31828421.jpg?v=1734624266","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781643135809-way-of-bach","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}