Beethoven: A Political Artist in Revolutionary Times

by William Kinderman

We have long regarded Beethoven as a great composer, but we rarely appreciate that he was also an eminently political artist. This book unveils the role of politics in his oeuvre, elucidating how the inherently political nature of Beethoven's music explains its power and endurance.

William Kinderman presents Beethoven as a civically engaged thinker faced with severe challenges. The composer lived through many tumultuous events--the French...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 022666905X
• ISBN13: 9780226669052
• Release Date: January 2021
• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.1"