The Last Master by John Suchet

The Last Master by John Suchet

True Beethoven fans know that Beethoven is the greatest composer of all time, but in recent years Mozart's followers have grabbed most of the good tunes. Beethoven is admired but he is lost in our affection. John Suchet both admires Beethoven and likes him, and his three-volume fictional biography, THE LAST MASTER is a carefully researched labour of love. Not a street name or coffee-house in Vienna has gone unchecked. There are many studies of Beethoven and his music, but fewer biographies. His work is complex, and his letters are not immediately revealing in the way that Mozart's are. John Suchet makes his aims clear: within the framework of the historical evidence, he allows himself to imagine episodes which could have happened. Anything which turned out to be impossible has been rewritten until it met this criterion. The result is an awesomely impressive feat of scholarship as well as a compelling read.

'The heart-shaking story of genius and passionate loneliness is brilliantly researched and lovingly told' - Mail on Sunday 'Suchet's achievement is masterly, bringing Beethoven and the Vienna of his day convincingly to life' - Sunday Telegraph

John Suchet, best known as presenter of the early evening news on ITN, won the Journalist of the Year Award in 1986 and was voted Newscaster of the Year in 1996. He is obsessed by Beethoven.

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ISBN 13	9780751530667
ISBN 10	0751530662
Titre	The Last Master
Auteur	John Suchet
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Type de reliure	Paperback
Éditeur	Little, Brown Book Group
Année de publication	2000-11-02
Nombre de pages	1504
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