Beethoven's Lives: The Biographical Tradition by Lewis Lockwood (English) Hardco

Description: Beethoven's Lives by Lewis Lockwood, Prof Lewis Lockwood Estimated delivery 4-14 business days Format Hardcover Condition Brand New Description Beethovens Lives will be required reading for anyone interested in understanding how Beethoven biography has evolved through the ages. Publisher Description Beethovens Lives will be required reading for anyone interested in understanding how Beethoven biography has evolved through the ages.When Ludwig van Beethoven died in March 1827, the world of music felt an intense loss. The composers funeral procession was one of the largest Vienna had ever witnessed, and the poet Franz Grillparzers eulogy brought the tensions between the composers life and music into sharp focus: the deaf and aloof genius, the alienated and eccentric artist, unable to form a lasting relationship with a woman but reaching out to mankind. These apparent contradictionswere to attract many Beethoven biographers yet to come.Here, Lewis Lockwood, himself a much-lauded Beethoven biographer, tells the story of Beethoven biography, from the earliest attempts made directly after the composers death to the present day. Beethovens Lives casts a wide net, tracing the story of Beethoven biography from Anton Schindler as biographer and falsifier, through the authoritative Alexander Wheelock Thayer and down tothe present. The list includes Gustav Nottebohm, the first scholar to study Beethovens sketchbooks. With his work, biography could begin to reflect on the inner life of the artist as expressed in his music, and in this sense, sketchbooks could be seen as artistic diaries. Even Richard Wagner thought of writing a Beethoven biography, and the late nineteenth and early twentieth century saw the emergence of French and English traditions of Beethoven biography.In the tumultuous twentieth century, with world wars and fractured politics, the writing of Beethoven biography was sometimes caught up in the storm. By bringing the story down to our time, Lewis Lockwood identifiestraditions of Beethoven biography that todays scholars and writers need to be aware of. As Lockwood shows, each biography reflects not only on the individual writers knowledge and interests, but also his inner sense of purposeas each writer works within the intellectual framework of his time. LEWIS H. LOCKWOOD is one of the leading authorities on Beethoven worldwide. Having taught at Princeton and Harvard, some of his key Beethoven publications include: Beethoven: The Music and the Life (Norton, 2003; translated into many languages), as well as Beethovens Symphonies: An Artistic Vision (Norton, 2015) and with the Julliard String Quartet: Inside BeethovensQuartets: History, Performance, Interpretation (Harvard University Press, 2008). He is known for his studies of Beethovens life and work, including the composers autograph manuscripts and sketchbooks. Details ISBN 1783275510 ISBN-13 9781783275519 Title Beethoven's Lives Author Lewis Lockwood, Prof Lewis Lockwood Format Hardcover Year 2020 Pages 232 Publisher Boydell & Brewer Ltd GE_Item_ID:129970769; About Us Grand Eagle Retail is the ideal place for all your shopping needs! With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and over 1,000,000 in stock items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! Shipping & Delivery Times Shipping is FREE to any address in USA. Please view eBay estimated delivery times at the top of the listing. Deliveries are made by either USPS or Courier. We are unable to deliver faster than stated. International deliveries will take 1-6 weeks. NOTE: We are unable to offer combined shipping for multiple items purchased. This is because our items are shipped from different locations. Returns If you wish to return an item, please consult our Returns Policy as below: Please contact Customer Services and request "Return Authorisation" before you send your item back to us. Unauthorised returns will not be accepted. Returns must be postmarked within 4 business days of authorisation and must be in resellable condition. Returns are shipped at the customer's risk. We cannot take responsibility for items which are lost or damaged in transit. For purchases where a shipping charge was paid, there will be no refund of the original shipping charge. Additional Questions If you have any questions please feel free to Contact Us. Categories Baby Books Electronics Fashion Games Health & Beauty Home, Garden & Pets Movies Music Sports & Outdoors Toys

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