EAN: 9780520343542

BEETHOVEN A LIFE - JAN CAEYERS DANIEL HOPE BREN...

With unprecedented access to the archives at the Beethoven House in Bonn  renowned Beethoven
conductor and scholar Jan Caeyers expertly weaves together a deeply human and complex image of
Beethoven--his troubled youth  his unpredictable mood swings  his desires  relationships  and
conflicts with family and friends  the mysteries surrounding his affair with the immortal
beloved  and the dramatic tale of his deafness. Caeyers also offers new insights into
Beethoven's music and its gradual transformation from the work of a skilled craftsman into that
of a consummate artist. Demonstrating an impressive command of the vast scholarship on this
iconic composer  Caeyers brings Beethoven's world alive with elegant prose  memorable musical
descriptions  and vivid depictions of Bonn and Vienna--the cities where Beethoven produced and
performed his works. Caeyers explores how Beethoven's career was impacted by the historical and
philosophical shifts taking place in the music world  and conversely  how his own trajectory
changed the course of the music industry. Equal parts absorbing cultural history and lively
biography  Beethoven  A Life paints a complex portrait of the musical genius who redefined the
musical style of his day and went on to become one of the great pillars of Western art music.

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