Beethoven's Letters

A Critical Edition with Explanatory Notes

Ludwig van Beethoven, J. S. Shedlock, Alfred Christlieb Kalischer

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German

Cambridge University Press
06 November 2014

Baroque music (c 1600 to c 1750)

Series: Beethoven's Letters 2 Volume Set

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770–1827) was a prolific letter writer. Often written in great haste - he regularly signed off 'in der Eile' - his correspondence allows us to follow his anxieties and preoccupations. From his first letter, written at the age of thirteen, wherein he declared his lifelong commitment to the craft of music, through the poignant 'Heiligenstadt Testament', up to the final codicil to his will, these documents reveal the human figure behind some of the greatest music ever written. In this two-volume English translation of 1909, John South Shedlock (1843–1919) retains as far as possible the idiosyncratic and error-ridden texts as written by the great composer. Volume 1 covers the years to 1816, and includes the heartbreaking unsent 1802 letter to his brothers in which Beethoven reveals his misery over his increasing deafness and his determination to overcome his physical and emotional weaknesses.

By: Ludwig van Beethoven
Edited by: Alfred Christlieb Kalischer
Translated by: J. S. Shedlock
Imprint: Cambridge University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Volume: Volume 1
Dimensions: Height: 216mm, Width: 140mm, Spine: 28mm
Weight: 630g
ISBN: 9781108078450
ISBN 10: 1108078451
Series: Beethoven's Letters 2 Volume Set
Pages: 502
Publication Date: 06 November 2014
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Preface to German edition; Preface; Letters 1-550.