Beethoven
Subtitle: impressions by his comtemporaries
By: edited by O.G. Sonneck.
Contributors: Sonneck, Oscar George Theodore, 1873-1928.
Publisher: Dover Publications
Published: 1967
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 231
Subjects: Beethoven, Ludwig van, -- 1770-1827.
Description: This compilation contains the most interesting, evocative, and amusing sections of letters, diaries, memoirs, etc., describing Beethoven's accomplishments as well as his strange personality. Traits and characteristics of the great composer are described by his contemporaries, including musical giants Rossini, Weber, and Liszt, and poets Goethe and Grillparzer, as well as other acquaintances. 16 portraits of Beethoven are included.
Notes: Original title of 1926 edition, Beethoven : Impressions of comtempories.   Reprint of 1926 edition.   Includes bibliographical references.

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