Beethoven's Letters (1790-1826) 2 Volume Set: From the Collection of Dr Ludwig Nohl (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781108078504)

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) was a prolific letter writer, with thousands of examples surviving to this day. Often written in great haste - 'in der Eile' was a common sign-off - they allow us to follow the great composer's anxieties and preoccupations, revealing the human figure behind some of the greatest music ever written. Despite the fact that 'many of Beethoven's letters slumber in foreign lands, especially in the unapproachable cabinets of curiosities belonging to various close-fisted English collectors', the German musicologist Ludwig Nohl (1831-85) published his collection of letters in 1865, and this two-volume English translation by Grace Jane Wallace (1804-78) appeared the following year, reflecting the fact that interest in Beethoven had not diminished nearly forty years after his death. Volume 1 includes the still poignant 'Heiligenstadt Testament'. In Volume 2 we read of Beethoven's efforts to fulfil the commission for his greatest masterpiece, the Ninth Symphony.

Author: Ludwig Van Beethoven
ISBN-10: 1108078508
ISBN-13: 9781108078504
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 11/06/2014
Pages: 556
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.50lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.50w x 1.40d