Nl 1 / 2019 Club
Clubbe, John:
Beethoven, the relentless revolutionary / John Clubbe. – New York; London : W. W. Norton, 2019. – XIX, 505 S. : Portr., Ill.
ISBN/ISMN 978-0-393-24255-3
Rilm 19:06840
Inv.-Nr. 20.1440
Inhalt: Overture. – 1. Beethoven in Bonn. – 2. Key influences: Schiller and Schneider. – 3. Two cantatas. – 4. The French revolution. – 5. Brutus and the Egyptian Mysteries. – 6. Hapsburg Vienna. – 7. Beethoven's Vienna. – 8. Beethoven as traveler and composer. – 9. The rise of Napoleon. – 10. Parallel lives, Beethoven and Napoleon. – 11. The rise of Beethoven. – 12. The "Eroica": meaning and dedication. – 13. The "Eroica" in its literary and artistic contexts: Seume's "Walk to Syracuse" and Mähler's portrait of Beethoven. – 14. Toward Beethoven's 1808 akademie. – 15. Napoleon in Vienna in 1809; Beethoven befriends Baron de Trémont. – 16. Composing "Egmont". – 17. Bacchus triumphant: The seventh symphony - the Eight - "Wellington's victory". – 18. "Fidelio". – 19. The congress of Vienna and its aftermath. – 20. Beethoven close up, 1817-20. – 21. Napoleon's death, Rossini's rise. – 22. Beethoven and Grillparzer. – 23. The "Missa solemnis" and the ninth symphony. – 24. Music at the end. – Acknowledgements. – Notes. – Index of Beethoven's works. – General index.
- Schlagwörter:
- Beethoven, Ludwig van / Biographie
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