Category: Biographies
Birth and Baptism--His Family--Young Beethoven’s Character--His Brothers Karl and Johann--Early Talent for Music--Appears in Public at the Age of Seven--Errors as to His Age--Travels in Holland--Studies the Organ in Vienna--His Fame Foretold--His Personal Appearance--Meets Moz...
Birth and Baptism--His Family--Young Beethoven’s Character--His Brothers Karl and Johann--Early Talent for Music--Appears in Public at the Age of Seven--Errors as to His Age--Tr...
2. CHAPTER II.Music in Vienna--Society in Vienna--Beethoven’s Dedications--Lichnowsky--The Eroica and Fidelio--Beethoven’s First Great Exploits--Plans for Future Work--Decides to Remove to th...
3. CHAPTER III.The Pastorale--Meaning of the Apassionata--Beethoven’s Letter to His “Immortal Loved One”--His Own Opinion of the Apassionata--Thinks of Writing Operas--Court Composer--Overture...
4. CHAPTER IV.Resignation--Pecuniary Distress--Napoleon’s Decline--The Battle-Symphony--Its Success--Wellington’s Victory--Strange Conduct--Intellectual Exaltation--His Picture by Letronne--T...
5. CHAPTER V.Berlioz on the Lot of Artists--Beethoven Misunderstood--The Great Concert of May, 1821--Preparation for It--Small Returns--Beethoven Appreciated--The Quartets--An “Oratorio for...
6. CHAPTER I.Birth and Baptism--His Family--Young Beethoven’s Character--His Brothers Karl and Johann--Early Talent for Music--Appears in Public at the Age of Seven--Error as to His Age--Tra...
7. CHAPTER II.Music in Vienna--Society in Vienna--Beethoven’s Dedications--Lichnowsky--The Eroica and Fidelio--Beethoven’s First Great Exploits--Plans for Future Work--Decides to Remove to th...
8. CHAPTER III.The Pastorale--Its Composition--Meaning of the Apassionata--Its History--Beethoven’s Letter to His “Immortal Loved One”--His Own Opinion of the Apassionata--New Acquaintances--T...
9. CHAPTER IV.Resignation--Pecuniary Distress--Napoleon’s Decline--The Battle-Symphony--Its Success--Beethoven’s Own Estimate of It--Wellington’s Victory--Strange Conduct--Intellectual Exalta...
10. CHAPTER V.Berlioz on the Lot of Artists--Beethoven Misunderstood--The Great Concert of May, 1824--Preparation for It--Small Returns--Beethoven Appreciated--First Performance of the Missa...