Christian Science Monitor: 'Beethoven: Anguish and Triumph' is a remarkable portrait of a human being that goes beyond the myth
'Beethoven: Anguish and Triumph' is a remarkable portrait of a human being that goes beyond the myth
BEETHOVEN: ANGUISH AND TRIUMPH By Jan Swafford Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, $40, 1,1007 pages, illustrated Just as Schubert lamented, “Who can do anything after Beethoven?” readers of this biography can ...
Ludwig van Beethoven[n 1] (baptised 17 December 1770 – 26 March 1827) was a German composer and pianist. He emerged in the Classical period, then expanded on what he was taught to incorporate more complex musical structure and emotional expression. His musical style was central to the development of Romantic music and the expansion of forms such as the symphony and string quartet. His works ...
Ludwig van Beethoven, German composer, the predominant musical figure in the transitional period between the Classical and Romantic eras.
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Ludwig van Beethoven by Stieler Joseph Karl Stieler (Public Domain) Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) was a German composer of Classical and Romantic music; he is widely regarded as one of the greatest musicians to have ever lived. Most famous for his nine symphonies, piano concertos, piano sonatas, and string quartets, Beethoven was a great innovator and very probably the most influential ...
Ludwig van Beethoven was a German composer whose Symphony 5 is a beloved classic. Some of his greatest works were composed while Beethoven was going deaf.