Nearly two centuries had to pass from the day that Johann Sebastian Bach took his last breath in Leipzig for both him and his immense body of work to emerge from oblivion and obscurity.

This historical biography by George N. Drosos responsibly and accurately records all the events that marked his era and influenced his work. The author, without glorifying the situations or concealing facts, realistically addresses the difficult life of the self-taught composer from the moment he chose music as a career.

This is a notable biography that was missing from Greek literature.