Letters to Beethoven and other correspondence

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Letters to Beethoven and other correspondence

translated and edited by Theodore Albrecht

(North American Beethoven studies, no. 2)

University of Nebraska Press, c1996

  • v. 1
  • v. 2
  • v. 3

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Note

v. 1. 1772-1812 -- v. 2. 1813-1823 -- v. 3. 1824-1828

V. 3 includes bibliographical references (p. 257-273) and indexes

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Volume

v. 1 ISBN 9780803210332

Description

These volumes present approximately 430 letters and documents written to Beethoven (1770-1827) as well as those written by others (relatives, students, and secretaries) on his behalf. Along with over 70 of Beethoven's own lettersdiscovered since Emily Anderson's three-volume Letters of Beethoven, these documents provide new insights into the composer's personal life. They illuminate his dealings with publishers, other musicians, poets, patrons, relatives,friends, and a wide variety of acquaintances. The documents provide important details about the composition of many works, Beethoven's performance practices, his criticisms of other composers and performers, and his role inthe Napoleonic era. Gleaned from more than one hundred publications and collected from autograph sources in libraries and archives in Europe and the United States, these materials have never before appeared between two covers. Atleast sixty of the letters have never previously been published. Letters to Beethoven and Other Correspondence vastly enlarges accessibility to Beethoven's busy life and the music he made. All documents are translated into English and annotated with identifications of persons and works.
Volume

v. 2 ISBN 9780803210394

Description

These volumes present approximately 430 letters and documents written to Beethoven (1770-1827) as well as those written by others (relatives, students, and secretaries) on his behalf. Along with over 70 of Beethoven's own lettersdiscovered since Emily Anderson's three-volume Letters of Beethoven, these documents provide new insights into the composer's personal life. They illuminate his dealings with publishers, other musicians, poets, patrons, relatives,friends, and a wide variety of acquaintances. The documents provide important details about the composition of many works, Beethoven's performance practices, his criticisms of other composers and performers, and his role inthe Napoleonic era. Gleaned from more than one hundred publications and collected from autograph sources in libraries and archives in Europe and the United States, these materials have never before appeared between two covers. Atleast sixty of the letters have never previously been published. Letters to Beethoven and Other Correspondence vastly enlarges accessibility to Beethoven's busy life and the music he made. All documents are translated into English and annotated with identifications of persons and works.
Volume

v. 3 ISBN 9780803210400

Description

The documents provide important details about the composition of many works, Beethoven's performance practices, his criticisms of other composers and performers, and his role in the Napoleonic era. Gleaned from more than one hundred publications and collected from autograph sources in libraries and archives in Europe and the United States, these materials have never before appeared between two covers. At least sixty of the letters have never previously been published. Letters to Beethoven and Other Correspondence vastly enlarges accessibility to Beethoven's busy life and the music he made. All documents are translated into English and annotated with identifications of personsand works.

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