Beethoven: Anguish and Triumph

Beethoven: Anguish and Triumph

Jan Swaffordâ‚¬s biographies of Charles Ives and Johannes Brahms have established him as a revered music historian, capable of bringing his subjects vibrantly to life. His magnificent new biography of Ludwig van Beethoven peels away layers of legend to get to the living, breathing human being who composed some of the worldâ‚¬s most iconic music. Swafford mines sources never before used in English-language biographies to reanimate the revolutionary ferment of Enlightenment-era Bonn, where Beethoven grew up and imbibed the ideas that would shape all of his future work. Swafford then tracks his subject to Vienna, capital of European music, where Beethoven built his career in the face of critical incomprehension, crippling ill health, romantic rejection, and â‚¬Å“fateâ‚¬s hammer,â‚¬Â his ever-encroaching deafness. Throughout, Swafford offers insightful readings of Beethovenâ‚¬s key works.
More than a decade in the making, this will be the standard Beethoven biography for years to come.Â
Country USA
Brand Mariner
Manufacturer Mariner Books
Binding Hardcover
ItemPartNumber 9780618054749
ReleaseDate 2014-08-05
UnitCount 1
UPCs 046442054744
EANs 9780618054749

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