Mariner Beethoven: Anguish and Triumph
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Jan Swafford's biographies of Charles Ives and Johannes Brahms have established him as a revered music historian, capable of bringing his subjects vibrantly to life. His magnificent new biography of Ludwig van Beethoven peels away layers of legend to get to the living, breathing human being who composed some of the world's most iconic music. Swafford mines sources never before used in English-language biographies to reanimate the revolutionary ferment of Enlightenment-era Bonn, where Beethoven grew up and imbibed the ideas that would shape all of his future work. Swafford then tracks his subject to Vienna, capital of European music, where Beethoven built his career in the face of critical incomprehension, crippling ill health, romantic rejection, and "fate's hammer," his ever-encroaching deafness. Throughout, Swafford offers insightful readings of Beethoven's key works. More than a decade in the making, this will be the standard Beethoven biography for years to come. Review: Preciso e detalhista - Muito boa a descrição de como era a vida na época, envolvendo fatos históricos tais como as guerras napoleônicas. Por meio da descrição e dos detalhes, é possível ter ideia não só de Beethoven como pessoa mas também do seu método de composição em suas principais obras, deixando de lado a romantização e idealização. Review: L. v. Beethoven the greatest composer of all times. - Extended biography of the greatest composer of all time.
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| Customer Reviews | 4.8 out of 5 stars 500 Reviews |
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Preciso e detalhista
Muito boa a descrição de como era a vida na época, envolvendo fatos históricos tais como as guerras napoleônicas. Por meio da descrição e dos detalhes, é possível ter ideia não só de Beethoven como pessoa mas também do seu método de composição em suas principais obras, deixando de lado a romantização e idealização.
@**E
L. v. Beethoven the greatest composer of all times.
Extended biography of the greatest composer of all time.
C**N
TROP TOT
Je viens de lire 100 pages. Le livre semble fournir une bonne vision de la vie du grand compositeur. Cependant, j'ai bien lu dans les commentaires d'Amazon qu'il y avait certaines inexactitudes, notamment sue le penchant de(s) Beethoven(s) pour le vin... Une chose est certaine : il faut de bonnes connaissances, -- voire des connaissances assez approfondies ! -- en musique pour apprécier pleinement les passages portant sur les oeuvres du compositeur.
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Recomendable
Excelente trabajo de investigación para conocer a fondo la vida del máximo genio musical.
Y**N
Invaluable, enjoyable
If you really want to understand Beethoven’s development as a man and as a composer, this epic tome is invaluable. To my delight, Swafford’s writing is an absolute pleasure to read (think: Barbara Tuchman), with incidental tidbits and humorous observations as a bonus to his deep, meticulously-researched insight into the man, his music and his times. Yes, it does get “technical” in parts, which adds considerably to the value. Anyone with a basic grounding in music theory will enjoy those parts, and they can easily be skimmed through otherwise.
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