Beethoven: the Man and the Artist, as Revealed in his own Words

Beethoven, the great German composer, is revealed in his own words in this classical music biography. Beethoven's thoughts and feelings about the creative process and the business of making music are found within these pages along with the great composer's attitudes about religion, education and a number of other topics. This book provides valuable insight to what made Beethoven one of the most enigmatic figures in the history of music. Ludwig van Beethoven, baptised 17 December 1770 - 26 March 1827) was a German composer and pianist. A crucial figure in the transition between the Classical and Romantic eras in Western art music, he remains one of the most famous and influential of all composers. Born in Bonn, then the capital of the Electorate of Cologne and part of the Holy Roman Empire, Beethoven displayed his musical talents at an early age and was taught by his father Johann van Beethoven and by composer and conductor Christian Gottlob Neefe. At the age of 21 he moved to Vienna,