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Leipzig. One Thousand Years of German History: Bach, Luther, Faust. The City of Books and Music

Leipzig. One Thousand Years of German History: Bach, Luther, Faust. The City of Books and Music

Ringel, Sebastian
Dubrau, Dorothee
Opitz, Cindy

Paperback

Literary CriticismGerman HistoryMusic Reference

ISBN10: 1935902555
ISBN13: 9781935902553
Publisher: Berlinica
Published: May 15 2024
Pages: 234
Weight: 0.70
Height: 0.49 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English

Leipzig is the city of books and music. Johann Sebastian Bach composed his cantatas in the St. Thomas Church; Martin Luther disputed the future of Christianity at Germany's second oldest university; and Johann Wolfgang von Goethe's Faust got into a brawl at Auerbach's Keller, one of many historical trade-fair buildings. Leipzig, the site of one of the world's oldest and largest book fairs, is located at the meeting point of historic imperial roads between Paris and Moscow, and Rome and the Baltic Sea. It is the city where Richard Wagner was born, Clara met Franz Schumann, Edward Grieg learned to play the piano, Felix Mendelssohn rediscovered Bach, Erich Kaestner visited the coffee house, and Kurt Masur directed the Gewandhaus. It is also the city whose rallies at the St. Nicholas Church led to the downfall of Communism in 1989. Since then, Leipzig has been splendidly rebuilt. In December 2015, the city will be one thousand years old. This book brings to life the stories of ordinary and famous Leipzigers.

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