Counterpoint: A Memoir of Bach and Mourning by Philip Kennicott

Counterpoint: A Memoir of Bach and Mourning

Philip Kennicott with Paul Heitsch (Narrator)

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nonfiction biography memoir music reflective slow-paced

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A Pulitzer Prize-winning critic reflects on the meaning and emotional impact of a Bach masterwork. As his mother was dying, Philip Kennicott began to listen to the music of Bach obsessively. It was the only music that didn't seem trivial or irrele...

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