Launched in 1995, Bach Perspectives has become the premier English-language serial book series dedicated to cutting-edge Bach scholarship. The University of Illinois Press now offers the first four volumes in open access editions available for free to all interested readers.

The fourth volume of Bach Perspectives analyzes J. S. Bach's orchestral works, especially his concertos, and the interpretation and performance of his music in general. The diverse contributors come from the fields of performance, organology, music theory, and music history, and their expertise across multiple areas provides an interdisciplinary perspective to their chapters.

Contributors: Gregory G. Butler, John Butt, John Koster, Alfred Mann, Mary Oleskiewicz, William Renwick, David Schulenberg, Jeanne Swack, and Paul Walker

| Title Page Copyright Contents Preface Abbreviations Part One. Concepts of Ritornello and Concerto Introduction: Bach's Orchestral Music by Alfred Mann The Question of Genre in J. S. Bach's Fourth Brandenburg Concerto by Gregory G. Butler Modular Structure and the Recognition of Ritornello in Bach's Brandenburg Concertos by Jeanne Swack Part Two. Interpretation The Harpsichord Culture in Bach's Environs by John Koster The Trio in Bach's Musical Offering: A Salute to Frederick's Tastes and Quantz's Flutes? by Mary Oleskiewicz Versions of Bach: Performing Practices in the Keyboard Works by David Schulenberg 39. Praeludia et Fugen del Signor Johann Sebastien Bach?: The Langloz Manuscript, SBB Mus. ms. Bach P 296 by William Renwick Fugue in the Music-Rhetorical Analogy and Rhetoric in the Development of Fugue by Paul Walker Bach Recordings since 1890: A Mirror of Historical Performance by John Butt Contributors General Index Index of Bach's Compositions |Praise for the series: "A handsomely produced, even luxurious, series of essay-collections."—Times Literary Supplement
|David Schulenberg is a professor of music at Wagner College. His books include Bach and The Keyboard Music of J. S. Bach, second edition.