The Life of Beethoven

Including His Correspondence with His Friends, Numerous Characteristic Traits, and Remarks on His Musical Works

By:

Anton Schindler

Format:

Paperback

Series:

Cambridge Library Collection - Music

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Violinist and conductor Anton Schindler (1795-1864) became Beethoven's unpaid private secretary for two periods in the 1820s, notably caring for the composer in his last months. Schindler published his biography of Beethoven in 1840, and in 1841 this English translation appeared, with a preface and additional letters provided by the pianist Ignaz Moscheles (1794-1870), who in 1814 had prepared the piano version of Fidelio for publication by Artaria. That the biography is unreliable has long been recognised, as it presents Schindler's idealised, romantic view of Beethoven, whom he revered, and contains inaccuracies and fabrications uncovered by later research. While the work must therefore be approached with care, it remains nonetheless an important source of first-hand information through its use of documents unavailable to other early biographers. Volume 1 covers Beethoven's life to the completion of the Ninth Symphony in 1824.

Release date Australia

May 17th, 2014

Author

Anton Schindler

Audience

General (US: Trade)

Contributor

Edited and translated by Ignaz Moscheles

Country of Publication

United Kingdom

Illustrations

1 b/w illus.

Imprint

Cambridge University Press

Pages

332

Publisher

Cambridge Library Collection

Series

Cambridge Library Collection - Music

Dimensions

140x216x19

ISBN-13

9781108077422

Product ID

22789695

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