Beethoven

by Geck, Martin

• ISBN13: 9781904341031
• ISBN10: 1904341039
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2003-02-01
• Publisher: TRAFALGAR SQUARE

Summary

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.

Author Biography

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

Table of Contents

Introduction	vii
Peter Sheppard Skaerved
`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)
Further Reading	162	(3)
About the Author	165	(1)
Sources of Illustrations	166	(1)
Index	167