Evening in the Palace of Reason: Bach Meets Frederick the Great in the Age of EnlightenmentIn one corner, a godless young warrior, Voltaires heralded philosopher king, the It Boy of the Enlightenment. In the other, a devout if bad tempered old composer of outdated music, a scorned genius in his last years. The sparks from their brief conflict illuminate a turbulent age. Behind the pomp and flash, Prussia's Frederick the Great was a tormented man, son of an abusive king who forced him to watch as his best friend (probably his lover) was