Beethoven's Lives : The Biographical Tradition.

The revered scholar tells the story of Beethoven biography, from the earliest attempts made directly after the composer's death to the present day. The book traces the story of Beethoven biographies from Anton Schindler as biographer and falsifier, through the authoritative Alexander Wheelock Thayer and down to the present. The list includes Gustav Nottebohm, the first scholar to study Beethoven's sketchbooks. With 21 black-and-white illustrations.

232 p.; 22 cm.
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Language: English
ISBN: 1783275510
ISBN13: 9781783275519