Bibliograph

Beethoven, the relentless revolutionary, John Clubbe

Type

Label

Beethoven, the relentless revolutionary, John Clubbe

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and indexes

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Beethoven

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1081374797

Responsibility statement

John Clubbe

Sub title

the relentless revolutionary

Table Of Contents

Beethoven in Bonn -- Key influences : Schiller and Schneider -- Two cantatas -- The French Revolution -- Brutus and the Egyptian mysteries -- Hapsburg Vienna -- Beethoven's Vienna -- Beethoven as traveler and composer -- The rise of Napoleon -- Parallel lives, Beethoven and Napoleon -- The rise of Beethoven -- The Eroica : meaning and dedication -- The Eroica in its literary and artistic contexts : Seume's Walk to Syracuse and Mähler's portrait of Beethoven -- Toward Beethoven's 1808 Akademie -- Napoleon in Vienna in 1809 ; Beethoven befriends Baron de Trémont -- Composing Egmont -- Bacchus triumphant : The Seventh symphony - the Eighth - Wellington's victory -- Fidelio -- The Congress of Vienna and its aftermath -- Beethoven close up, 1817-20 -- Napoleon's death, Rossini's rise -- Beethoven and Grillparzer -- The Missa solemnis and the Ninth symphony -- Music at the end

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