Beethoven: The Man Revealed

by John Suchet

Book Overview

Beethoven scholar and classical radio host John Suchet has had a lifelong, ardent interest in the man and his music. Here, in his first full-length biography, Suchet illuminates the composer's difficult childhood, his struggle to maintain friendships and romances, his ungovernable temper, his obsessive efforts to control his nephew's life, and the excruciating decline of his hearing. This absorbing narrative provides a comprehensive account of a momentous...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 080212206X
• ISBN13: 9780802122063
• Release Date: December 2013
• Publisher: Atlantic Monthly Press
• Length: 400 Pages
• Weight: 1.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.5" x 6.1" x 9.1"