The Ninth: Beethoven and the World in 1824

by Harvey Sachs

Book Overview

"All men become brothers . . . Be embraced, ye millions!" ? The Ninth Symphony, a symbol of freedom and joy, was Beethoven's mightiest attempt to help humanity find its way from darkness to light,... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 140006077X
• ISBN13: 9781400060771
• Release Date: June 2010
• Publisher: Random House
• Length: 225 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.7" x 9.5"

Customer Reviews

Understood the Ninth a lot more

The imagery the author uses really helped me a lot as I was listening to the Ninth. Fascinating to tap into Beethoven's mind for a bit