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Ludwig van Beethoven (1770–1827) was a prolific letter writer, with thousands of examples surviving to this day. Often written in great haste - 'in der Eile' was a common sign-off - they allow us to follow the great composer's anxieties and preoccupations, revealing the human figure behind some of the greatest music ever written. Despite the fact that 'many of Beethoven's letters slumber in foreign lands, especially in the unapproachable cabinets of curiosities belonging to various close-fisted English collectors', the German musicologist Ludwig Nohl (1831–85) published his collection of letters in 1865, and this two-volume English translation by Grace Jane Wallace (1804–78) appeared the following year, reflecting the fact that interest in Beethoven had not diminished nearly forty years after his death. Volume 1 includes the letter by the thirteen-year-old Beethoven which declares his life's commitment to the craft of music, and the still poignant 'Heiligenstadt Testament'.

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Book category Books in English The arts Music Music: styles & genres

• Full title: Beethoven's Letters (1790-1826)
• Subtitle: From the Collection of Dr Ludwig Nohl
• Author: Ludwig van Beethoven, Grace Jane Wallace
• Language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 272
• EAN: 9781108078481
• ISBN: 1108078486
• ID: 05341467
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Weight: 368 g
• Dimensions: 216 × 140 × 17 mm
• Date of publishing: 06. November 2014

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