Beethoven : the relentless revolutionary
Clubbe, John2019
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Beethoven imbibed Enlightenment and revolutionary ideas in Bonn where they were fervently discussed in cafes and at the university. At the age of twenty-one, he moved to Vienna to study with Haydn, gaining renown as a master pianist and innovative composer. In the capital of the Hapsburg Empire, authorities were watchful to curtail and punish displays of radical political views. Nevertheless, Beethoven avidly followed the rise of Napoleon and his republican reforms. As Napoleon had liberated Europe from aristocratic oppression, Beethoven desired to liberate music and mankind itself. Through Beethoven's letters, portraits and other personal papers, and by setting him alongside the major artists of the time, John Clubbe illuminates Beethoven's role as a lifelong revolutionary.
Main title:
Beethoven : the relentless revolutionary / John Clubbe.
Author:
Clubbe, John, author
Edition:
First edition.
Imprint:
New York : W. W. Norton & Company, 2019.
Collation:
xix, 505 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 25 cm
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9780393242553 (hbk)
Dewey class:
780.92
Language:
English
Subject:
Beethoven, Ludwig van, 1770-1827 -- Criticism and interpretationMusic -- Political aspects -- History -- 18th centuryMusic -- Political aspects -- History -- 19th centuryMusicMusicians, singers, bands & groupsMusic reviews & criticismBiography: arts & entertainmentEuropean historyComposers & songwritersWestern Europe
BRN:
2344965