Evening in the Palace of Reason: Bach Meets Frederick the Great in the Age of Enlightenment

The story of the history-making meeting between scorned master composer Johann Sebastian Bach and Prussia's Frederick the Great discusses Frederick's abuse-marked upbringing, his challenge to Bach to improvise an intricate fugue, and their clashes about faith as they reflected the Reformation and Enlightenment periods. Reader's Guide available. Reprint. 20,000 first printing.