Beethoven by John Suchet
The Sunday Times bestseller, revised and updated for the 250th anniversary of Beethoven's birth. As heard throughout 2020 on Classic FM You know the music... but do you know the man? Ludwig van Beethoven is one of the world's best loved and most influential composers. His life - its dramas, conflicts, loves and losses - is played out in his music. In this special edition to mark the 250th anniversary of Beethoven's birth - with a new section featuring his most celebrated pieces - John Suchet shows us the man behind the music. He reveals a difficult and complex character, struggling to continue his profession as musician despite increasing deafness, alienating friends with unprovoked outbursts of anger one moment, overwhelming them with excessive kindness and generosity the next, living in a city in almost constant disarray because of war with France. This is the real Beethoven, and Suchet brings him faithfully and vividly to life. This updated edition of Suchet's acclaimed biography contains new material, including a detailed guide to Beethoven's most important compositions, family tree and timeline.
John Suchet presents the flagship morning programme on Classic FM, the UK's most popular classical music station. Before turning to classical music, John was one of the UK's best-known television journalists and newscasters, regularly presenting ITN's flagship News at Ten, as well as all other bulletins, over a period of nearly 20 years. John has been honoured for both roles. He has written the Sunday Times bestselling The Last Waltz: The Story of the Strauss Dynasty (2015), biographies of Mozart and Verdi, and most recently Tchaikovsky: The Man Revealed (2018).
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| ISBN 13 | 9781783964963 |
| ISBN 10 | 1783964960 |
| Title | Beethoven |
| Author | John Suchet |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Elliott & Thompson Limited |
| Year published | 2020-02-13 |
| Number of pages | 384 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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