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Binding: PaperbackBrand: Alfred Publishing Dewey Decimal Number: 780.924 EAN: 9780486217703 Feature: Book ISBN: 0486217701 Label: Dover Publications Manufacturer: Dover Publications Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 238 Publication Date: June 01, 1967 Publisher: Dover Publications Studio: Dover Publications Features:
Related Items: Editorial Review: Product Description: Letters, diaries, memoirs, etc. by Rossini, Weber, Liszt and friends depict Beethoven's accomplishments and strange personality. 16 illustrations. 231 pgs. Average Rating:
Rating: - Interesting but ultimately not very revealingThis nice little book presents us with a collection of writings on Beethoven by Beethoven's contemporaries. Among these one finds prominent musicians such as C.M.v. Weber, Gioacchino Rossini and even the very young Franz Liszt, great performers, close friends (e.g. Ferdinand Ries) and short-term visitors. Some of the encounters are well documented, whether some are somewhat controversial - such as the encounters with Bettina Brentano-von Arnim (as described in her letters to Goethe). Some of the material in this book is directly taken from Thayer's, and some of it from other sources. The documents shed light on the "visible" aspects of Beethoven the man, the composer and the performer. The writing, ... Read More Browse for similar items by category: Click to Display |
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