Beethoven's Immortal Beloved : solving the mystery

著者

• Walden, Edward
• Meredith, William

書誌事項

Beethoven's Immortal Beloved : solving the mystery

Edward Walden ; introduction by William Meredith

Scarecrow Press, 2011

注記

Includes bibliographical references and index

内容説明・目次

内容説明

In 1812, Ludwig van Beethoven wrote three letters to an unnamed woman, whom he called "Immortal Beloved." The letters were discovered after Beethoven's death and ever since their discovery, there has been speculation regarding whom that Immortal Beloved might have been. In Beethoven's Immortal Beloved: Solving the Mystery, Edward Walden carefully and meticulously presents his case that the woman who Beethoven loved was Bettina Brentano, an artistic and talented musician in her own right. Setting the foundation for his argument, Walden begins the book with a general historical and sequential narrative that interweaves the lives of the three principle protagonists: Beethoven, the writer Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, and Bettina Brentano. Walden explores in detail the key elements of the factual narrative and shows how those elements support his claim that Bettina was the Immortal Beloved. In addition, Walden addresses the attacks other Beethoven scholars have made against Bettina and reveals how such attacks were mistaken or unjustified. Thoroughly and rigorously researched, yet presented in a clear and engaging style, Beethoven's Immortal Beloved will appeal to Beethoven scholars, music lovers, and general readers alike, who will be captivated by the solving of this fascinating mystery.

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詳細情報

• NII書誌ID(NCID): BB06470427
• ISBN:
  • 9780810877733
• LCCN: 2010039075
• 出版国コード: us
• タイトル言語コード: eng
• 本文言語コード: eng
• 出版地: Lanham
• ページ数/冊数: xxxviii, 145 p., [10] p. of plates
• 大きさ: 24 cm
• 分類:
  • LCC : ML410.B4
  • DC22 : 780.92
  • DC22 : B
• 件名:
  • LCSH : Beethoven, Ludwig van, 1770-1827 -- Relations with women
  • LCSH : Arnim, Bettina von, 1785-1859
  • LCSH : Beethoven, Ludwig van, 1770-1827