Beethoven: The Relentless Revolutionary

by John Clubbe

Book Overview

Beethoven imbibed Enlightenment and revolutionary ideas in his hometown of Bonn, where they were fervently discussed in caf?s and at the university. Moving to Vienna at the age of twenty-one to study with Haydn, he gained renown as a brilliant pianist and innovative composer. In that conservative city, capital of the Hapsburg empire, authorities were ever watchful to curtail and punish overt displays of radical political views. Nevertheless, Beethoven...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0393242552
• ISBN13: 9780393242553
• Release Date: July 2019
• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
• Length: 512 Pages
• Weight: 2.11 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.8" x 6.4" x 9.5"