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The Life of Beethoven - Cambridge Library Collection - Music (Book)
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The Life of Beethoven - Cambridge Library Collection - Music (Book)
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Violinist and conductor Anton Schindler (1795-1864) became
Beethoven's unpaid private secretary for two periods in the 1820s,
notably caring for the composer in his last months. Schindler
published his biography of Beethoven in 1840, and in 1841 this
English translation appeared, with a preface and additional letters
provided by the pianist Ignaz Moscheles (1794-1870), who in 1814
had prepared the piano version of Fidelio for publication by
Artaria. That the biography is unreliable has long been recognised,
as it presents Schindler's idealised, romantic view of Beethoven,
whom he revered, and contains inaccuracies and fabrications
uncovered by later research. While the work must therefore be
approached with care, it remains nonetheless an important source of
first-hand information through its use of documents unavailable to
other early biographers. Volume 2 covers the period 1824-7, and
includes Schindler's observations on Beethoven's music and
character.
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