Aaron Rabushka wrote:

>Although I've never read it I've heard that Spitta's Bach biography is the
>most thorough.  When I was in college I quoted Schweitzer's book in a paper
>and was whistled down by the professor for doing so--he called it a poor
>source of information.

I found Spitta's writing on Bach to be wonderful, in a 19th century sort
of way.  For me, it is a bit like having Bach orchestrated by Stokowski.

Karl