Beethoven's Letters (1790-1826): Volume 1

From the Collection of Dr. Ludwig Nohl

By:

Ludwig van Beethoven

Format:

Paperback

Series:

Cambridge Library Collection - Music

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Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) was a prolific letter writer, with thousands of examples surviving to this day. Often written in great haste - 'in der Eile' was a common sign-off - they allow us to follow the great composer's anxieties and preoccupations, revealing the human figure behind some of the greatest music ever written. Despite the fact that 'many of Beethoven's letters slumber in foreign lands, especially in the unapproachable cabinets of curiosities belonging to various close-fisted English collectors', the German musicologist Ludwig Nohl (1831-85) published his collection of letters in 1865, and this two-volume English translation by Grace Jane Wallace (1804-78) appeared the following year, reflecting the fact that interest in Beethoven had not diminished nearly forty years after his death. Volume 1 includes the letter by the thirteen-year-old Beethoven which declares his life's commitment to the craft of music, and the still poignant 'Heiligenstadt Testament'.

Release date Australia

November 6th, 2014

Author

Ludwig van Beethoven

Audience

Professional & Vocational

Contributor

Edited and translated by Grace Jane Wallace

Country of Publication

United Kingdom

Illustrations

1 b/w illus.

Imprint

Cambridge University Press

Pages

272

Publisher

Cambridge Library Collection

Series

Cambridge Library Collection - Music

Dimensions

140x216x16

ISBN-13

9781108078481

Product ID

22784388

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