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Beethoven: The Man and the Artist, as Revealed in His Own Words

Name: Beethoven: The Man and the Artist, as Revealed in His Own Words
Author: Ludwig van Beethoven

Ludwig van Beethoven

Read by mkirkpat · LibriVox · public domain · Archive.org recording · License

Chapters

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Brief Biographical Sketch; Preface (10:58)
Concerning Art; Love of Nature (12:55)
Concerning Texts; On Composing (20:44)
On Performing Music; On His Own Works (26:12)
On Art and Artists; Beethoven as Critic; On Education (28:05)
On His Own Disposition and Character; The Sufferer (36:32)
Worldly Wisdom; God; Appendix (35:17)