Ludwig van Beethoven (1770–1827) was a prolific letter writer. Often written in great haste - he regularly signed off 'in der Eile' - his correspondence allows us to follow his anxieties and preoccupations. From his first letter, written at the age of thirteen, wherein he declared his lifelong commitment to the craft of music, through the poignant 'Heiligenstadt Testament', up to the final codicil to his will, these documents reveal the human figure behind some of the greatest music ever written.
In this two-volume English translation of 1909, John South Shedlock (1843–1919) retains as far as possible the idiosyncratic and error-ridden texts as written by the great composer. Volume 1 covers the years to 1816, and includes the heartbreaking unsent 1802 letter to his brothers in which Beethoven reveals his misery over his increasing deafness and his determination to overcome his physical and emotional weaknesses.
| ISBN: | 9781108078450 |
| Publication date: | 6th November 2014 |
| Author: | Ludwig van Beethoven |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 502 pages |
| Series: | Cambridge Library Collection - Music |
| Genres: |
Art music, orchestral and formal music |
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770–1827) was a prolific letter writer. Often written in great haste - he regularly signed off 'in der Eile' - his correspondence allows us to follow his anxieties and preoccupations.
Beethoven's Letters features in the following genres: Art music, orchestral and formal music
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Beethoven's Letters was written by Ludwig van Beethoven and published by Cambridge University Press
Beethoven's Letters has 502 pages
Yes it is part of Cambridge Library Collection - Music series