Public domain audiobook
Beethoven: The Man and the Artist, as Revealed in His Own Words
English· 02:50:43· 7 chapters
This book consists of brief biographical commentaries about Beethoven arranged by topic and followed by quotations by Beethoven about the topic. Note: There are incorrect dates in the quotation references that do not match the chronology of Beethoven's life but the reader has read them as printed in the original text. - Summary by lkirk
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Chapters
- Chapter 1
Brief Biographical Sketch; Preface
10:58 - Chapter 2
Concerning Art; Love of Nature
12:55 - Chapter 3
Concerning Texts; On Composing
20:44 - Chapter 4
On Performing Music; On His Own Works
26:12 - Chapter 5
On Art and Artists; Beethoven as Critic; On Education
28:05 - Chapter 6
On His Own Disposition and Character; The Sufferer
36:32 - Chapter 7
Worldly Wisdom; God; Appendix
35:17