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Composers of the Week: The Court of Frederick the Great

BBC Radio 3
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3: Counterpoint and Other Studies
Though the King became scornful of counterpoint, he would have been grounded in technical exercises when learning to compose. Peter Williams retraces the famous visit of the 62-year-old J S Bach (1685-1750) to Frederick's court and examines the composer's subsequent Musical Offering on Frederick's theme.

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