New biography of beethoven

Before we discuss your selection of books on Beethoven, a couple of questions.

First, 2020 marks the 250th anniversary of his birth.

Jan Swafford's new biography of Beethoven, a personal and loving contribution to the literature, even has a Lifetimeish subtitle: “Anguish and Triumph.”.

What sort of commemorations are going on to mark that (though I assume most have been cancelled or moved online due to coronavirus)? Second, could you talk about your forthcoming novel about Beethoven, Immortal?

The commemorations were pretty much global in the music industry.

It’s one of the biggest anniversary celebrations that I can remember. Everyone adores Beethoven as far as I can tell.

A major new biography published for the th anniversary of Beethoven's birth, offering a fresh, human portrayal.

A major new biography published for the th anniversary of Beethoven's birth, offering a fresh, human portrayal.

His magnificent new biography of Ludwig van Beethoven peels away layers of legend to get to the living, breathing human being who composed some of the world's.

A major new biography published for the th anniversary of Beethoven's birth, offering a fresh, human portrayal “Illuminating.

The author lets the music do the talking in this pithy new biography, which uses the composer's works to shed new light on his life.

Renowned Beethoven conductor and scholar Jan Caeyers expertly weaves together a deeply human and complex image of Beethoven.

He’s just universally admired and loved and remains relevant through thick and thin.

In England the Oxford Philharmonic is hosting a year-long festival, or was supposed to be, which is perhaps the broadest and most thorough in the whole country.

They’re doing as much of the orchestral music as they humanly can. The piano festival in the summer was also going to cover a lot of the sonatas and various associated pieces of piano m