| Description |
1 online resource (393 pages). |
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Beethoven anthology |
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Beethoven anthology.
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BiblioBoard Core module.
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Volume I |
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Original document: Book. |
| Summary |
This is the first volume ofℓThe Life of Ludwig van Beethovenℓby Alexander Wheelock Thayer, one of the definitive biographies of Beethoven. Thayer, an American librarian and journalist born only 10 years before Beethoven's death, discovered considerableℓgaps and errors in the 1840 biography of Beethoven written by Anton Schindler. So, heℓmade it his life's mission to write a reliable and comprehensive biography of Beethoven based solely on the truth rather than on theory or conjecture. Thayerℓtraveled to Europe and supported himself through his journalism, meanwhile learning German and researching his subject as thoroughly as possible.ℓToday, Anton Schindler's biography is considered almost entirely unreliable, while Thayer's is still revered as a brilliant work of biographical writing. |
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GMD: electronic resource. |
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Beethoven, Ludwig van, 1770-1827.
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Krehbiel, Henry Edward, 1854-1923.
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Deiters, Hermann, 1833-1907.
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Riemann, Hugo, 1849-1919.
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Beethoven Association (New York, N.Y.)
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