Beethoven’s Letters (Dover Books on Music)

Series: Dover Edition.
Category: Textbook - General.
Format: Book.
457 letters to fellow musicians friends greats patrons and literary scholars reveal
15 plates. In what he called the "dry letters of the alphabet," the letters of Beethoven are the principal nonmusical expression of his personality. This collection features 457 of Beethoven's most candid letters dealing with such topics as his deafness, his declining health, other composers and their influence, and his own work. Includes 15 illustrations. More »