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Evening in the Palace of Reason: Bach meets Frederick the Great in the Age of Enlightenment
Evening in the Palace of Reason Bach meets Frederick the Great in the Age of Enlightenment
Author: James R. Gaines
One Sunday evening in the spring of his seventh year as king, as his musicians were gathering for the evening concert, a courtier brought Frederick the Great his usual list of arrivals at the town gate. As he looked down the list of names, he gave a start. "Gentlemen," he said, "old Bach is here." Those who heard him said there was "a kind of ag...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780007156580
ISBN-10: 0007156588
Publication Date: 3/1/2005
Pages: 352
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Publisher: Fourth Estate
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback
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I have enjoyed reading this book, it's easy to read - requires no special musical knowledge to comprehend. It is a dual biography of J.S. Bach and Fredrick the Great. The book starts with reporting an event in which these two person met, then begins to outline the stories of their lives.
It's a great book to begin studying Bach, as it also explains a lot about the society at that time. My teacher recommends it to familiarize names and places with it, but once again reminds that good reading sometimes involves fictionalized writing.


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