Impressions By His Contemporaries

Oscar G. Sonneck

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English

Dover
01 December 1968

Music; Romantic music (c 1830 to c 1900); Individual composers & musicians, bands & groups

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The almost legendary disorder of Beethoven's house, his eating habits, his growing deafness and ill-health, his tendency to be suspicious of friends, his daily schedule of work, his famous contempt for etiquette, his daily walks in all weathers, his abilities as pianists, sight-ready, improviser, and conductor -- all these traits and characteristics are described in this book by contemporary friends and acquaintances of the great composer. The compilation contains the most interesting, evocative, and amusing sections of letters, diaries, memoirs, etc. describing Beethoven. There are notes on the young Beethoven by his father's landlord, by young Beethoven's piano teacher, by admiring friends, by such musical giants as Rossini, Weber, and Liszt, by the poets Goethe and Grillparzer, by the instrumentalists Czerny, Tomaschek, Moscheles, and Spohr, by Röckel and Schröder-Devrient, who sang early performances of Fidelio,

and by many others. The book is illustrated with sixteen portraits of Beethoven. Arranged chronologically, this engrossing collection presents a remarkably full and convincing picture of Beethoven and his time, preserving a happy medium between the overly heroic treatments of the composer prevalent in the nineteenth century, and the severe tendency of our own time.

Edited by: Oscar G. Sonneck
Imprint: Dover
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 215mm, Width: 137mm, Spine: 13mm
Weight: 283g
ISBN: 9780486217703
ISBN 10: 0486217701
Pages: 231
Publication Date: 01 December 1968
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , General/trade , A / AS level , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

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Impressions By His Contemporaries

Oscar G. Sonneck

$21.95

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