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Beethoven Bio

Beethoven (Pocket Biographies)
Anne Pimlott Baker
Manufacturer: Sutton Publishing
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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Considered by many the world's greatest composer, Ludwig van Beethoven achieved his ambitions against the difficulties of a bullying and drunken father, growing deafness and mounting ill-health. This biography tells the story of his life and work from his birth in Bonn in 1770 and his early employment as a court musician to his death in Vienna in 1827. It describes his studies with Haydn in Vienna and his work during the French Revolution and the rise of Napoleon. His most financially successful period followed the Congress of Vienna in 1815, despite several unhappy love affairs and continuous worry over his nephew, Karl.

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Beethoven Bio.......2007-06-11

This biography of Beethoven is well done. However, I just ordered the
Naxos biography because it has his music compositions within the story
of his life. I ordered this because I just finished the Naxos edition
of the life of Mozart. I then realized how much more enjoyable it is
with the music included. This edition of Beethoven's life is complete.
Whereas the Naxos edition is abridged. So I felt that both were necessary
to have a complete picture of this complicated, talented composer.

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