Evening in the Palace of Reason: Bach Meets Frederick the Great in the Age of Enlightenment
Johann Sebastian Bach created what may be the most celestial and profound body of music in history; Frederick the Great built the colossus we now know as Germany, and along with it a template for modern warfare. Their fleeting encounter in 1757 signals a unique moment in history where belief...
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Johann Sebastian Bach created what may be the most celestial and profound body of music in history; Frederick the Great built the colossus we now know as Germany, and along with it a template for modern warfare. Their fleeting encounter in 1757 signals a unique moment in history where belief collided with the cold certainty of reason. Set at the tipping point between the ancient and modern world, Evening in the Palace of Reason captures the tumult of the eighteenth century, the legacy of the Reformation, and the birth of the Enlightenment in this extraordinary tale of two men.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780007156610 (0007156618)
Publish date: February 28th 2006
Publisher: Harper Perennial
Pages no: 336
Edition language: English
I'm a pretty big fan of this book. It does sortof amount to the grown-up equivalent of doodling "I
James R. Gaines is a former editor of Time and People magazines - I found his writing style captivating.Synopsis: Frederick the Great was a music-loving warrior king who took pride in being on the cutting edge of Enlightenment philosophy - the idea that man's reason can solve all mysteries and relig...
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