Beethoven's Letters
A Critical Edition with Explanatory Notes
Ludwig van Beethoven author J S Shedlock translator Alfred Christlieb Kalischer editor
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Cambridge University Press
Published:6th Nov '14
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Published in 1909, this two-volume collection of Beethoven's letters in English translation contains more than a thousand examples.
Beethoven was a prolific letter writer, with thousands of examples surviving to this day. This illustrated collection of more than 1,200, published in English translation in 1909, includes the 'Heiligenstadt Testament', one of many documents that provide valuable insights into the mind of a musical genius.Ludwig van Beethoven (1770–1827) was a prolific letter writer. Often written in great haste - he regularly signed off 'in der Eile' - his correspondence allows us to follow his anxieties and preoccupations. From his first letter, written at the age of thirteen, wherein he declared his lifelong commitment to the craft of music, through the poignant 'Heiligenstadt Testament', up to the final codicil to his will, these documents reveal the human figure behind some of the greatest music ever written. In this two-volume English translation of 1909, John South Shedlock (1843–1919) retains as far as possible the idiosyncratic and error-ridden texts as written by the great composer. Volume 1 covers the years to 1816, and includes the heartbreaking unsent 1802 letter to his brothers in which Beethoven reveals his misery over his increasing deafness and his determination to overcome his physical and emotional weaknesses.
ISBN: 9781108078450
Dimensions: 216mm x 140mm x 28mm
Weight: 630g
502 pages