Beethoven’s Assassins (Dedalus Original Fiction In Paperback) by Andrew CrumeyRequirements: .ePUB reader, 702 KBOverview: Simultaneously a touching human story, a meditation on art and science, and a primer on Beethoven’s life and work, Andrew Crumey’s ninth work of fiction skilfully weaves history, music, erudition and humour in a page-turning mystery that will resonate in the […]
The Life & Times of Beethoven: The First Angry Man by Robert GreenbergRequirements: .M4A/.M4B reader, 291 MBOverview: In The Life & Times of Beethoven, celebrated composer and music historian Professor Robert Greenberg of San Francisco Performances gives listeners a unique perspective on a musical genius the likes of which the world had never seen before—or […]
Beethoven in the Bunker: Musicians Under the Nazi Regime by Fred BrouwersRequirements: .M4A/.M4B reader, 307 MBOverview: This compelling study examines the remarkable relationship between the Nazis and classical music through the stories of musicians, composers, and conductors across the political spectrum. May 1945. A Soviet military patrol searches Hitler’s secret bunker in Berlin. They find […]
Why Beethoven: A Phenomenon in 100 Pieces by Norman LebrechtRequirements: .ePUB reader, 2.9 MBOverview: Without Beethoven, music as we know it wouldn’t exist. Who was this titan of world culture? Through 100 recordings, Lebrecht brings to life the composer as we’ve never seen him before. Unruly, offensive and hopeless in so much of his life, […]
Beethoven, A Life by Jan Caeyers, Daniel Hope (Foreword), Brent AnnableRequirements: .ePUB reader, 24.1 MBOverview: The authoritative Beethoven biography, endorsed by and produced in close collaboration with the Beethoven-Haus Bonn, is timed for the 250th anniversary of Beethoven’s birth. With unprecedented access to the archives at the Beethoven House in Bonn, renowned Beethoven conductor and […]