Bibliograph

Beethoven, anguish and triumph : a biography, Jan Swafford

Type

Label

Beethoven, anguish and triumph : a biography, Jan Swafford

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

resource.biographical

individual biography

Illustrations

musicillustrationsplates

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Beethoven

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

881386554

Responsibility statement

Jan Swafford

Sub title

anguish and triumph : a biography

Summary

An esteemed music historian provides a rich, detailed overview of the life of Ludwig van Beethoven, traveling from Enlightenment-era Bonn to the musical capital of Europe, Vienna, to vividly describe the composer's career, ill health and romantic rejections

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