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The twenty-first of J.S. Bach’s twenty children composed extensively but did such a bad job that his works elicit far more laughter than praise. Join host Walter Rudolph to explore what the musicologist Professor Peter Schickele has discovered about this Baroque composer. Produced by John Boyle.
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