RISM Lecture: The Bach Collection of the Berlin Staatsbibliothek

The Répertoire International des Sources Musicales (RISM) presents an evening dedicated to the Bach Collection preserved in the Berlin Staatsbibliothek. This event was hosted online on 26 May 2021 and was the second lecture in the new RISM Lecture Series. Order of speakers: *Welcome: Klaus Pietschmann (President, RISM) 1:24 *Martina Rebmann (Head of the Music Collection of the Berlin Staatsbibliothek) 8:32 *Balázs Mikusi (Executive Director, RISM Editorial Center) 31:44 *Keynote address: Christoph Wolff (Professor Emeritus, Harvard University), The Bach Collection of the Berlin Staatsbibliothek: Reflections on a historical stroke of luck, fateful events, and an enduring research platform 38:57 *Discussion 1:17:35 The Bach sources of the Berlin Staatsbibliothek can be found in the free RISM catalog through this link: RISM is an international, non-profit organization with the aim of comprehensively documenting extant musical sources worldwide.