UID:
almahu_9947415324702882
Format:
1 online resource (xxvi, 298 pages) :
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digital, PDF file(s).
ISBN:
9781139923323 (ebook)
Series Statement:
Cambridge library collection. Music
Uniform Title:
Biographie von Ludwig van Beethoven.
Content:
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.
Note:
Originally published in London by Henry Colburn in 1841.
Additional Edition:
Print version: ISBN 9781108077422
Language:
English
URL:
https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9781139923323
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