The Life and Works of Beethoven

by Jeremy Siepmann Narrated by Jeremy Siepmann, Bob Peck

Overview

The first of a series of musical biographies, written and presented by broadcaster Jeremy Siepmann, with Bob Peck as Beethoven. In this set the life and music of the revolutionary composer/pianist is unveiled in considerable detail with many musical examples.

Editorial Reviews

DEC/JAN 02 - AudioFile

This superb documentary features an unpretentious, well-written, intelligent narrative; excerpts from the composer’s own correspondence and other contemporary documents; and liberal, lengthy quotations of Beethoven’s music. Most popular accounts, fiction and nonfiction, of Beethoven’s life either sentimentalize or demonize the man and milk all the pity they can from the tragedy of his deafness. Here, however, we receive the most balanced and humane account of his personality that this reviewer has encountered outside scholarly circles. The author, a noted British musicologist, delivers his own copy with informality and warmth, and five worthy actors handle the excerpts. Best of all, Naxos has chosen music recordings that highlight the tempestuous romanticism that most notably informed Beethoven’s groundbreaking works and personal gestalt. Y.R. Winner of AudioFile Earphones Award © AudioFile 2001, Portland, Maine

Product Details

BN ID:	2940174845008
Publisher:	Naxos Audiobooks
Publication date:	05/08/2000
Edition description:	Unabridged

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