[PDF.02ak] 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

[PDF.cu61] Evening in the Palace of Reason: Bach Meets Frederick the Great in the Age of Enlightenment

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 | #168550 in eBooks |  2014-07-24 |  2014-07-24 | File type: PDF

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||4 of 4 people found the following review helpful.| Engaging contrapuntal biographies|By Charles S. Houser|James R. Gaines cleverly juxtaposes and interweaves the life stories of composer J. S. Bach and Prussian king Frederick the Great to depict a world in transition--from the Age of Faith to the Enlightenment (and subsequently, the Romantic and Modern eras). The point of contact upon which this dual biography pivots is a visit| ||'Gaines has a keen eye for colour, and enjoys himself greatly regaling us with anecdotes… ‘Evening in the Palace of Reason’ is a wonderful work of popular history; intelligent, stylish, wryly witty, serious yet never solemn, and above all p

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 In the other, a devout if bad-tempered old composer of ‘outdated’ music, a scorned genius in his last years.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 (prob...

You can specify the type of files you want, for your gadget.Evening in the Palace of Reason: Bach Meets Frederick the Great in the Age of Enlightenment   |  James Gaines. A good, fresh read, highly recommended.

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