num_pages: 148
description: A biography of the great composer retraces Beethoven's extraordinary life, from his early years as a child prodigy, through his sudden deafness at age twenty-six and initial contemplation of suicide, to his creative accomplishments beyond.
language: English
title: Beethoven: The Composer as Hero
titlecomplete: Beethoven: The Composer as Hero
genres: Nonfiction, Music, Biography
ratings_count: 36
publisher: Harry N. Abrams