Sara Levy's World: Gender, Judaism, and the Bach Tradition in Enlightenment Berlin

A rich interdisciplinary exploration of the world of Sara Levy, a Jewish salonnière and skilled performing musician in late eighteenth—century Berlin, and her impact on the Bach revival, German—Jewish life, and Enlightenment culture.

WINNER: Book Prize from the Jewish Music and Jewish Studies Group of the American Musicological Society

Sara Levy née Itzig (1761—1854), a salonnière, skilled performing musician, and active participant in enlightened Prussian Jewish society, played a powerful ro...