Why Beethoven

A Phenomenon in 100 Pieces

Norman Lebrecht

• Editorial: Oneworld Publications
• Año: 2023
• ISBN:
  9780861544547
• Categoría: Media & Performing Arts
• Categoría: Classical Music

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.

Índice

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