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In one corner, a godless young warrior, Voltaire's heralded 'philosopher-king', the It Boy of the Enlightenment. In the other, a devout if bad ...Show synopsisIn one corner, a godless young warrior, Voltaire's heralded 'philosopher-king', the It Boy of the Enlightenment. In the other, a devout if bad-tempered old composer of 'outdated' music, a scorned genius in his last years. The sparks from their brief conflict illuminate a turbulent age. Behind the pomp and flash, Prussia's Frederick the Great was a tormented man, son of an abusive king who forced him to watch as his best friend (probably his lover) was beheaded. In what may have been one of history's crueler practical jokes, Frederick challenged 'old Bach' to a musical duel, asking him to improvise a six-part fugue based on an impossibly intricate theme (possibly devised for him by Bach's own son). Bach left the court fuming, but in a fever of composition, he used the coded, alchemical language of counterpoint to write 'A Musical Offering' in response. A stirring declaration of faith, it represented 'as stark a rebuke of his beliefs and world view as an absolute monarch has ever received,' Gaines writes. It is also one of the great works of art in the history of music. Set at the tipping point between the ancient and the modern world, the triumphant story of Bach's victory expands to take in the tumult of the eighteenth century: the legacy of the Reformation, wars and conquest, the birth of the Enlightenment. Brimming with originality and wit, 'Evening in the Palace of Reason' is history of the best kind - intimate in scale and broad in its vision.Hide synopsis
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Title: Evening in the Palace of Reason: Bach Meets Frederick the Great in the Age of Enlightenment Author:James R Gaines ISBN-13:9780007153923 ISBN:0007153929
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Title: Evening in the Palace of Reason: Bach Meets Frederick the Great in the Age of Enlightenment Author:James R Gaines ISBN-13:9780007153930 ISBN:0007153937
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Title: Evening in the Palace of Reason: Bach Meets Frederick the Great in the Age of Enlightenment Author:James R Gaines ISBN-13:9780007153930 ISBN:0007153937
Title: Evening in the Palace of Reason: Bach Meets Frederick the Great in the Age of Enlightenment Author:James R Gaines ISBN-13:9780007153923 ISBN:0007153929
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Title: Evening in the Palace of Reason: Bach Meets Frederick the Great in the Age of Enlightenment Author:James R Gaines ISBN-13:9780007156580 ISBN:0007156588
Title: Evening in the Palace of Reason: Bach Meets Frederick the Great in the Age of Enlightenment Author:James R Gaines ISBN-13:9780007156580 ISBN:0007156588
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I was sceptical of this book at first, but very pleasantly surprised by it. Gaines's strength as a writer is his historical survey of enlightenment philosophy and culture. He is one of those rare writers who is able to make philisophical ideas come alive for the reader - a rare talent indeed. He is ...
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Despite its curious and daunting title, this book -- written by the former managing editor of Time -- is eminently readable, scholarly, and fascinating. The book is about the meeting between two great figures -- the Baroque composer J. S. Bach in the last years of his life, and the powerful Enlightenment ...
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