The Life of Great Composers. Ludwig van Beethoven

This book tells the story of the life and work of Ludwig van Beethoven, one of the greatest Western European composers. The image of the creator, his works, the tragic fate of a musician doomed to deafness, are presented in the context of his communication with family, teachers, and numerous friends. A significant place is given to the historical backdrop - the era of the Great French Revolution and the Napoleonic Wars.
The book uses a wealth of documentary materials and illustrations that contribute to creating a vivid, textured portrait of the great composer.
The book is aimed at a wide range of readers.

TABLE OF CONTENTS:

• To the Reader
• Childhood and Youth in Bonn (1770-1792)
• The First Viennese Decade (1792-1802). The Musical Life of Vienna. Beethoven's Teachers
• Beethoven in Viennese Salons
• Concert Tours of the Virtuoso Pianist
• First Signs of Illness
• "Pathétique" and "Moonlight" Sonatas
• The First Academy of 1800. "Heiligenstadt Testament"
• The Central Viennese Period (1803-1812)
• The Academy of 1803
• "Eroica Symphony"
• "Fidelio"
• Josephine Brunsvik
• Events of Wartime
• "Appassionata"
• The Academy of 1808. Fifth and Sixth Symphonies
• Beethoven - the Unfulfilled Kapellmeister.
• Lifetime Subsidy
• War (1809)
• "Egmont". Dialogues with Goethe
• Letter to the Immortal Beloved
• "Battle of Vittoria". Seventh Symphony
• The Vienna Congress and Beethoven's Music
• Beethoven and His Nephew Karl
• Late Period. Late Style (1816-1827)
• Tenth Symphony