Hearing Beethoven by Robin Wallace
A new way of understanding Beethoven's genius, rooted in personal experience: Wallace tells the story of Beethoven's hearing loss, and what it meant for him as a composer-and to do so, he draws on his own experience as a music scholar watching as his wife lost her hearing.
"Wallace's striking volume is a detailed, erudite study of the effect of deafness on Beethoven's music and character, but it is also a deeply personal account of Wallace's late wife's experience of deafnessThis unlikely combination works beautifully and provides a convincing and moving probe into Beethoven's essence. Throughout the entire book, one senses the author's profound love and admiration for his lost wife and for Beethoven himself."--Harvey Sachs, author of The Ninth: Beethoven and the World in 1824 "Wallace provides a new and unique perspective on Beethoven's deafness. He combines a gripping and poignant personal narrative with the knowledge and skill of a seasoned researcher and musician. The book both reads like a novel and provides vivid insight into how Beethoven confronted the loss of a composer's most important asset. In weaving the personal and the scholarly, Wallace has created an intimate account of how Beethoven's deafness can be found in his music as well as how it shaped him as a person. In fact, in this book we see the human side of Beethoven in a way that has never before been portrayed." --Michael Broyles, author of Beethoven in America
Wallace, Robin: - Robin Wallace is professor of musicology at Baylor University. He is the author of Beethoven's Critics and Take Note: An Introduction to Music through Active Listening.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780226429755 |
| ISBN 10 | 022642975X |
| Title | Hearing Beethoven |
| Author | Robin Wallace |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | University Of Chicago Press |
| Year published | 2018-10-16 |
| Number of pages | 288 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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