Beethoven, the man and the artist, as revealed in his own words / compiled and annotated by Friedrich Kerst ; translated into English, and edited, with additional notes, by Henry Edward Krehbiel.
| Author/creator |
Beethoven, Ludwig van, 1770-1827 |
| Other author/creator | Kerst, Friedrich, 1870-1961, compiler. |
| Other author/creator | Krehbiel, Henry Edward, 1854-1923, editor. |
| Format | Book and Print |
| Publication Info | New York : Dover Publications, [1964] |
| Description | 110 pages ; 21 cm |
| Subject(s) |
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| Uniform title | Beethoven im eigenen Wort. English |
| Contents | Concerning art -- Love of nature -- Concerning texts -- On composing -- On performing music -- On his own works -- On art and artists -- Beethoven as critic -- On education -- On his own disposition and character -- The sufferer -- Worldly wisdom -- God. |
| Abstract | This long-esteemed book offers the reader a highly interesting glimpse of Beethoven, the man. There are a number of biographical studies of Beethoven, but nowhere else will you find such a convenient classified collection of his utterances and opinions. Through his own words emerges an image of a man, torn by personal problems and a tragic affliction, yet impelled by a keen sense of his destiny and place in the history of music. Included are over 300 of Beethoven's reflections on the art of composing, on his own temperament and character, on other composers, on performers, and on his own suffering. There are also his views on art and artists, on his own works, on education, nature, poetry, God, and other matters. The author originally gleaned this material from various sources, such as Beethoven's diary, the famous conversation-books, the Heiligenstadt Will, and his correspondence with the Archduke Rudolf, Ferdinand Ries, Dr. Wegeler, Cherubini, the "Immortal beloved," and many others. Altogether, it forms the handiest compilation of Beethoven's recorded remarks in existence. |
| General note | An unabridged and unaltered republication of the work first published by B. W. Huebsch in 1905. |
| General note | Translation of Beethoven im eigenen Wort. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references. |
| LCCN | 64018854 |
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| Music | Closed Stacks - Ask at Circulation Desk | ML410.B4 A182 1964 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |