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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer, The Limited
ISBN-10
1783271523
ISBN-13
9781783271528
eBay Product ID (ePID)
221492119
Product Key Features
Number of Pages
459 Pages
Language
English
Publication Name
Beethoven's Conversation Books Volume 3 : Nos. 17 to 31 (May 1822 to May 1823)
Subject
History & Criticism, Genres & Styles / Classical, Composers & Musicians
Publication Year
2020
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Music, Biography & Autobiography
Series
Beethoven's Conversation Bks.
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
1.1 in
Item Weight
26.5 Oz
Item Length
9.2 in
Item Width
6.1 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Scholarly & Professional
LCCN
2018-564467
Dewey Edition
23
Reviews
The publication of the third volume of this much-hoped-for series of the surviving conversation books in English is very much to be welcomed, coming as it does hot on the heels of volumes 1 and 2. . . . Overall the volumes are a very salutary corrective of the oft-encountered "heroic" narratives of Beethoven's life, especially in the way they illustrate the more mundane and human preoccupations and activities of the great composer. The Boydell Press are again much to be thanked for their involvement in the publication of these fascinating documents. Vol. 4 is eagerly anticipated., Just how deaf was Beethoven? As the 250th-anniversary year of the German composer's birth gathers pace, a leading music scholar has given this often debated matter an added twist., This is going to send everybody scurrying to revise biographical concepts about Beethoven...the conversation books are going to be a game-changer...these 'compelling conversations' will finally allow English-speaking music lovers to hear what Beethoven and his friends were discussing., This is going to send everybody scurrying to revise biographical concepts about Beethoven...the conversation books are going to be a game-changer...these "compelling conversations" will finally allow English-speaking music lovers to hear what Beethoven and his friends were discussing. THE OBSERVER This is absolutely fascinating. John Suchet, CLASSIC FM Featured in the10 must-read books for Beethoven 250, BBC MUSIC MAGAZINE Just how deaf was Beethoven? As the 250th-anniversary year of the German composer's birth gathers pace, a leading music scholar has given this often debated matter an added twist. BBC MUSIC MAGAZINE, A brilliantly accessible piece of scholarship. . . . As they flash from scene to scene, with a huge cast of characters taking turns in the spotlight, these extraordinary little books read like a film script, with a laconic but massive presence at its heart. It's a goldmine for music historians, and a riveting saga for the rest of us.
Volume Number
Vol. 3
Illustrated
Yes
Dewey Decimal
780.92
Table Of Content
Heft 17 (ca. May 27, 1822 - ca. June 12/13, 1822)Heft 18 (ca. October 31/November 1, 1822 - November 4, 1822)Heft 19 (January 19, 1823 - January 26, 1823)Heft 20 (January 21, 1823 - January 26, 1823)Heft 21 (January 27, 1823 - January 30, 1823)Heft 22 (January 30, 1823 - February 6, 1823)Heft 23 (ca. February 6/7, 1823 - February 12, 1823)Heft 24 (February 12, 1823 - February 21/22, 1823)Heft 25 (February 22, 1823 - March 2, 1823)Heft 26 (March 4, 1823)Heft 27 (ca. March 20, 1823 - March 26, 1823)Heft 28 (March 31, 1823 - April 8, 1823)Heft 29 (April 11, 1823 - April 17, 1823)Heft 30 (ca. April 20, 1823 - April 26, 1823)Heft 31 (April 27, 1823 - May 4, 1823)Appendix A: Descriptions of the Conversation Books in Volume 3Bibliography
Synopsis
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) is recognized the world over as a composer of musical masterpieces exhibiting heroic strength, particularly in the face of his increasing deafness from ca. 1798. By 1818, the Viennese composer had begun carrying blank booklets with him, for his acquaintances to jot their sides of conversations, while he answered aloud. Often, he himself used the pocket-sized booklets to make shopping lists and other reminders, including occasional early sketches for his compositions. Today, 139 of these booklets survive, covering the years 1818 up to the composer's death in 1827 and including such topics as music, history, politics, art, literature, theatre, religion, and education as perceived on a day-to-day basis in post-Napoleonic Europe. An East German edition, begun in the 1960s and essentially complete by 2001, represents a diplomatic transcription of these documents. It is a masterpiece of pure scholarship but is difficult to use for anyone who is not a specialist. Moreover, Beethoven scholarship has moved on significantly since the long-ranging genesis of the German edition.These important booklets are here translated into English in their entirety for the first time. The volumes in this series include an updated editorial apparatus, with revised and expanded notes and many new footnotes exclusive to this edition, and brand new introductions, which together place many of the quickly changing conversational topics into context. Due to the editor's many years of research in Vienna, his acquaintance with its history and topography, as well as his familiarity with obscure documentary resources, this edition represents an entirely new venture in source studies - vitally informative for scholars not only in music but also in a wide variety of disciplines. At the same time, these often lively and compelling conversations are now finally accessible for the English-speaking music lover or history buff who might want to dip into them and hear what Beethoven and his friends were discussing at the next table.THEODORE ALBRECHT is Professor of Musicology at Kent State University, Ohio., A complete new edition of Beethoven's conversation books, now translated into English in their entirety for the first time. Covering a period associated with the revolutionary style of what we call "late Beethoven", these often lively and compelling conversations are now finally accessible in English for the scholar and Beethoven-lover., A complete new edition of Beethoven's conversation books, now translated into English in their entirety for the first time. Covering a period associated with the revolutionary style of what we call "late Beethoven", these often lively and compelling conversations are now finally accessible in English for the scholar and Beethoven-lover. Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) is recognized the world over as a composer of musical masterpieces exhibiting heroic strength, particularly in the face of his increasing deafness from ca. 1798. By 1818, the Viennese composer hadbegun carrying blank booklets with him, for his acquaintances to jot their sides of conversations, while he answered aloud. Often, he himself used the pocket-sized booklets to make shopping lists and other reminders, including occasional early sketches for his compositions. Today, 139 of these booklets survive, covering the years 1818 up to the composer's death in 1827 and including such topics as music, history, politics, art, literature, theatre, religion, and education as perceived on a day-to-day basis in post-Napoleonic Europe. An East German edition, begun in the 1960s and essentially complete by 2001, represents a diplomatic transcription of these documents. It is a masterpiece of pure scholarship but is difficult to use for anyone who is not a specialist. Moreover, Beethoven scholarship has moved on significantly since the long-ranging genesis of the German edition. These important booklets are here translated into English in their entirety for the first time. The volumes in this series include an updated editorial apparatus, with revised and expanded notes and many new footnotes exclusive to this edition, and brand new introductions, which together place many of the quickly changing conversational topics into context. Due to the editor's many years of research in Vienna, his acquaintance with its history and topography, as well as his familiarity with obscure documentary resources, this edition represents an entirely new venture in source studies - vitally informative for scholars not only in music but also in a wide variety of disciplines. At the same time, these often lively and compelling conversations are now finally accessible for the English-speaking music lover or history buff who might want to dip into them and hear what Beethoven and his friends were discussing at the next table.
LC Classification Number
ML410.B4A1737 2018
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