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  • 03 Aug 2012, Article
  • Recommended Reading
  • The point of departure for this informative and intriguing book is the legendary meeting between J.S. Bach and Frederick the Great in 1747. The two protagonists are portrayed in a social, family and political context encompassing the generations of their forefathers.  The two lines of their respective lives are held against each other alternately until they meet, as in a note against note counterpoint. The meeting is portrayed clearly, never getting lost in pathos.  Although one ...