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his home in Leipzig to Berlin to visit one of his sons, who was a harpsichordist to the music-loving flute-playing monarch Frederick the Great. According to a contemporary newspaper account, “shortly before the time that the chamber music customarily commences in the King’s apartments, it was reported to His Majesty that Capellmeister Bach had arrived and was waiting in the ante-chamber in the hope of receiving His Majesty’s permission to attend the performance of the music. His Majesty immediately ordered his admission, went to a keyboard instrument...and without any preparation condescended to play Bach a theme that the latter should improvise into a fugue. This was accomplished by the aforesaid...so successfully that not only was His Majesty inclined to indicate his pleasure, but all other persons present were given to great astonishment.”
After Bach’s return home to Leipzig, he continued to work with what he called the Royal Times, using it as a basis for several pieces of music. He had the whole work engraved on copper plates with the title Musical Offering, and dedicated it to the king. It has captivated music lovers from that time to this.
Tickets for the concert are $14 with reservation, $15 at the door. Tickets for students 18 and under are half price. For reservations call 675-1253 or e-mail TheatreVA@aol.com.
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