Why Beethoven
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Why Beethoven

A Phenomenon in 100 Pieces

Norman Lebrecht

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Why Beethoven

A Phenomenon in 100 Pieces

Norman Lebrecht

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Without Beethoven, music as we know it wouldn't exist. Who was this titan of world culture? 'You want to build a Beethoven library? There can be no better starting point... Brilliant.' John Suchet, Classic FM presenter Through 100 recordings, Lebrecht brings to life the composer as we've never seen him before. Unruly, offensive and hopeless in so much of his life, yes, but driven to a fault and devoted to his art, conquering deafness to compose some of the towering works of our culture.Along the way, we encounter the great musicians who have taken on the challenge of Beethoven, in all their glories and foibles. In this revealing, unique biography, Beethoven emerges as a cornerstone of the modern world.All recordings are freely available on Idagio and YouTube.

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Publisher
Oneworld Publications
Year
2023
ISBN
9780861544547
Topic
Media & Performing Arts
Subtopic
Classical Music

Table of contents

  1. Contents
  2. Prologue
  3. Introduction
  4. BEETHOVEN HIMSELF
  5. 1 Not pathetic
  6. 2 Silence, please
  7. 3 Down the lane
  8. 4 Bon-Bonn
  9. 5 Third Man
  10. 6 I hate music
  11. 7 Take that, teacher
  12. 8 Four times six
  13. 9 Watch the birdie
  14. 10 Holy fool
  15. 11 Berlin calling
  16. 12 God’s beloved
  17. 13 Master pieces
  18. 14 With chips
  19. 15 Basket of deplorables
  20. 16 Slava
  21. 17 Fat man
  22. 18 Meet his maker
  23. 19 Irish eyes
  24. 20 Simple, isn’t it?
  25. 21 Washed out
  26. 22 The cyclist
  27. 23 Late review
  28. 24 Magic seven
  29. 25 Publishers be damned
  30. BEETHOVEN IN LOVE
  31. 26 I’m yours, or your sister’s
  32. 27 Love you
  33. 28 A Jew in love
  34. 29 B-sides
  35. 30 Both ways
  36. 31 China doll
  37. 32 Broken china
  38. 33 Vita brevis
  39. 34 Who’s first?
  40. 35 Fallen star
  41. 36 How to play
  42. 37 Eat like Beethoven
  43. 38 Fail better
  44. 39 Light my fire
  45. BEETHOVEN IMMERSED
  46. 40 No hero
  47. 41 Stolen
  48. 42 Poles apart
  49. 43 Head or heart
  50. 44 Red Square
  51. 45 Historically informed
  52. 46 Early birds
  53. 47 Post horn
  54. 48 Blank pages
  55. 49 The one
  56. 50 Chips off
  57. 51 Black notes
  58. 52 Rode ahead
  59. 53 Ars longa
  60. 54 Comic timing
  61. 55 Fluff
  62. 56 Cricket score
  63. 57 Harping on
  64. 58 Deadly
  65. 59 Tick-tock
  66. BEETHOVEN IMMURED
  67. 60 Can’t hear
  68. 61 Spring time
  69. 62 Two to the power of five
  70. 63 Too easy by half?
  71. 64 Ghostly
  72. 65 Youngest son
  73. 66 Render unto Caesar
  74. 67 God knows
  75. 68 Ah, men
  76. 69 The conductor’s concerto
  77. 70 The V sign
  78. 71 Callous
  79. 72 Car crash
  80. 73 God’s flower
  81. 74 Hell on earth
  82. 75 Lola’s finest hour
  83. 76 The apostle
  84. 77 Look, one hand
  85. 78 Turkish delight
  86. 79 Top of the Pops
  87. 80 Edge of seat
  88. BEETHOVEN IN TROUBLE
  89. 81 Losing it
  90. 82 Ashes to ashes
  91. 83 Sally in our Alley
  92. 84 A friend in deed
  93. 85 The pits
  94. 86 House prices
  95. BEETHOVEN INSPIRED
  96. 87 Like a virgin
  97. 88 Shipwreck
  98. 89 Lopsided
  99. 90 Ultima vera
  100. 91 Schubert bears it
  101. 92 Small balls
  102. 93 Gelato con gelignite
  103. 94 Relativity
  104. 95 Ghetto blaster
  105. 96 Nuclear chorus
  106. 97 Gone for baroque
  107. 98 Diabolical
  108. 99 The end?
  109. 100 All things being equal
  110. Why Beethoven?
  111. Bibliography
  112. Acknowledgements
  113. Index
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APA 6 Citation

Lebrecht, N. (2023). Why Beethoven ([edition unavailable]). Oneworld Publications. Retrieved from https://www.perlego.com/book/3557436 (Original work published 2023)

Chicago Citation

Lebrecht, Norman. (2023) 2023. Why Beethoven. [Edition unavailable]. Oneworld Publications. https://www.perlego.com/book/3557436.

Harvard Citation

Lebrecht, N. (2023) Why Beethoven. [edition unavailable]. Oneworld Publications. Available at: https://www.perlego.com/book/3557436 (Accessed: 24 June 2024).

MLA 7 Citation

Lebrecht, Norman. Why Beethoven. [edition unavailable]. Oneworld Publications, 2023. Web. 24 June 2024.