Beethoven, the Man and the Artist, as Revealed in His Own Words

by Ludwig van Beethoven

EN·~2 hours·18 chapters

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BEETHOVEN: THE MAN AND THE ARTIST, - AS REVEALED IN HIS OWN WORDS

0:04

By Ludwig van Beethoven

0:20

BRIEF BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH

4:21

PREFACE

5:18

CONCERNING ART

5:13

LOVE OF NATURE

5:15

CONCERNING TEXTS

4:35

ON COMPOSING

12:58

ON PERFORMING MUSIC

11:05

ON HIS OWN WORKS

11:09

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Release date

2002-11-01

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

Source

https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/3528

Subjects

Beethoven, Ludwig van, 1770-1827 Composers -- Germany -- Biography ML

About the author

Ludwig van Beethoven

1770–1827

A towering composer of the Classical and Romantic eras, he reshaped the symphony, sonata, and string quartet while creating some of the best-known music in the world. His life was marked by fierce independence, artistic ambition, and the struggle of hearing loss that never stopped him from composing.

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