Public domain audiobook
Beethoven: The Man and the Artist, as Revealed in His Own Words
This book consists of brief biographical commentaries about Beethoven arranged by topic and followed by quotations by Beethoven about the topic. Note: There are incorrect dates in the quotation references that do not match the chronology of Beethoven's life but the reader has read them as printed in the original text. - Summary by lkirk
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Chapters
- Chapter 1
Brief Biographical Sketch; Preface
10:58 - Chapter 2
Concerning Art; Love of Nature
12:55 - Chapter 3
Concerning Texts; On Composing
20:44 - Chapter 4
On Performing Music; On His Own Works
26:12 - Chapter 5
On Art and Artists; Beethoven as Critic; On Education
28:05 - Chapter 6
On His Own Disposition and Character; The Sufferer
36:32 - Chapter 7
Worldly Wisdom; God; Appendix
35:17