Beethoven
Hailed as a masterpiece for its original interpretations of Beethoven's life and music, this edition takes into account the latest information and literature. Includes a 30-page bibliographical essay, numerous illustrations, and a full-color pictorial biography of the composer.
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Hailed as a masterpiece for its original interpretations of Beethoven's life and music, this edition takes into account the latest information and literature. Includes a 30-page bibliographical essay, numerous illustrations, and a full-color pictorial biography of the composer. NY Times Book Review . . .a landmark in Beethoven scholarship.
Preface to the First EditionixIntroduction to the Revised EditionxvAcknowledgmentsxxI.Bonn1Family Background32Childhood213The Second Decade334Last Years in Bonn: Enlightenment475The Music63II.Vienna: Early Years6A Pianist and His Patrons777Haydn898Portrait of a Young Composer1059Vienna: City of Dreams12110The Music127III.The Heroic Period11Crisis and Creativity14512The Heroic Decade (I)16313Bonaparte: The Crisis of Belief17314The Heroic Decade (II)18715The Immortal Beloved20716The Music247IV.The Final Phase17The Dissolution of the Heroic Style28118Beethoven and His Nephew29719Portrait of an Aging Composer33120Reconstruction34321The "Return" to Bonn35922The Music385Abbreviations427Notes431Selected Bibliography486Index of Compositions519Index527
\ NY Times Book Review. . .a landmark in Beethoven scholarship.\ \ \ \ \ Robert S. WinterBrilliant and heartfelt. -- Notes\ \
