Beethoven

Ludwig van Beethoven is one of the legendary figures of world culture. But who is the man behind that legend? Martin Geck offers a vivid portrait of a difficult but fascinating man with a tangled and still controversial love life. This is an expert introduction to a self-styled cultural hero, presented warts, genius and all. Book jacket.

Martin Geck is the founding editor of the collected works of Richard Wagner and has written several books on the great composers Peter Sheppard Skaerved is the leader of the Kreutzer Quartet and Research Fellow at the Royal Academy of Music, specializing in the study of Beethoven. He has recorded the complete Beethoven repertoire for piano and violin

Introduction

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Peter Sheppard Skœrved

`The spirit of Mozart from the hands of Haydn' Early years (1770--1800)

1

(21)

`Freedom and progress in the world of art' Years of fame (1800--1815)

22

(67)

The `public' Beethoven

22

(16)

The `private' Beethoven

38

(29)

The works in the `heroic style'

67

(22)

`Must it be? It must be!' Years of isolation (1816--1827)

89

(24)

The late works

113

(13)

`A part of European history' Beethoven's later influence

126

(11)

Notes

137

(7)

Chronology

144

(10)

List of Works

154

(6)

Select Discography

160

(2)

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