Beethoven
- Author: Cooper, Barry
Cooper has produced a comprehensive and valuable reference source...In addition to the sizeable bibliography, a detailed list of Beethoven's compositions, a few illustrations and numerous musical... — More…
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Contents
- Preface
- Illustrations
- Abbreviations
- 1. Young Genius (1770-83)
- 2. Adolescence (1784-9)
- 3. Farewell to Bonn (1790-2)
- 4. The Conquest of Vienna (1972-5)
- 5. Wider Horizons (1796-8)
- 6. First Quartets and First Symphony (1799-1800)
- 7. Hope and Despair (1801-2)
- 8. After Heiligenstadt (1802-3)
- 9. L'amour conjugal (1804-6)
- 10. A Cluster of Masterpieces (1806-8)
- 11. Financial Security? (1809-10)
- 12. Immortal Beloved (1811-12)
- 13. The political phase (1813-15)
- 14. Declining productivity (1815-17)
- 15. Gigantism (1818-20)
- 16. Completion of the Mass (1820-2)
- 17. Completion of the Ninth (1822-4)
- 18. End of an Era (1824-7)
- Appendices:
- A. Calendar
- B. List of Works
- C. Personalia
- D. Select bibliography