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66) Beethoven
Series
Publisher
NEST Family Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
Description
Animated biography of Beethoven.
Author
Publisher
Little A
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"Vienna, 1800. Countess Julie Guicciardi's life is about to change forever. The spirited eighteen-year-old is taking piano lessons with Ludwig van Beethoven, the most talented piano virtuoso in the musical capital of Europe. She is captivated by his volatile genius, while he is drawn to her curiosity and disarming candor. Between them, a unique romance. But Beethoven has a secret he's yet to share, and Julie is harboring a secret of her own, one so...
71) Beethoven
Publisher
Kultur
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Description
Explores the life and music of Beethoven, to many, the most admired composer in the history of Western classical music. Examines his views on life, politics, and the French Revolution, and how his struggle to resist being defeated by his deafness has a parallel in his music.
Author
Publisher
Fantagraphics Books Inc
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"Master cartoonist Mikael Ross (The Thud) tells the story of Beethoven from 1778 to his first major public appearance in Vienna in 1795. It begins when the family is living a difficult life in Bonn. Father Johann battles with alcoholism and is deep in debt. Only young Ludwig and his talent at the piano offer any hope for the future--if only he would stop composing his own pieces and just play what's expected of him."--
Author
Series
California studies in 19th century music volume 14
Publisher
University of California Press
Pub. Date
c2004
Language
English
80) Mr. Beethoven
Author
Publisher
New York Review of Books
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"It is a matter of historical record that in 1823 the Handel and Haydn Society of Boston (active to this day) sought to commission Beethoven to write an oratorio. The premise of Paul Griffith's ingenious and delightful novel is that Beethoven accepted the commission and traveled to the United States to oversee the first performance of the work. Griffiths grants the composer an additional lease on life of several years, and starting with his voyage...