Beethoven's Letters

A Critical Edition with Explanatory Notes

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. 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. Spanning the period 1816-27, Volume 2 finds Beethoven concerned over his financial situation and the poor printing of his music, and includes the final codicil to his will, written just three days before his death.

Release date Australia

July 6th, 2014

Author

Ludwig van Beethoven

Audience

Professional & Vocational

Contributors

Edited by Alfred Christlieb Kalischer
Translated by J.S. Shedlock

Country of Publication

United Kingdom

Illustrations

6 b/w illus.

Imprint

Cambridge University Press

Pages

534

Publisher

Cambridge Library Collection

Series

Cambridge Library Collection - Music

Dimensions

140x216x30

ISBN-13

9781108078467

Product ID

22784411

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