Memories of Beethoven From the House of the Black-Robed Spaniards |
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Author:
| Von Breuning, Gerhard |
Editor:
| Solomon, Maynard |
Translator:
| Solomon, Maynard Mins, Henry |
Series title: | Canto Original Ser. |
ISBN: | 978-0-521-48489-3 |
Publication Date: | Mar 1995 |
Publisher: | Cambridge University Press
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Book Format: | Paperback |
List Price: | USD $29.99 |
Book Description:
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This is a firsthand account, translated into English, of Gerhard von Breuning, the son of one of Beethoven's oldest friends and a favourite of the ageing composer, which provides us with telling details about Beethoven's daily life, his personality, his relationships with family and friends, his sickroom and ultimately his death.
This is a firsthand account, translated into English, of Gerhard von Breuning, the son of one of Beethoven's oldest friends and a favourite of the ageing composer, which provides us with telling details about Beethoven's daily life, his personality, his relationships with family and friends, his sickroom and ultimately his death.