The New Grove Beethoven

by Joseph Kerman, Alan Tyson, William Drabkin

Offers a portrait of the life and works of Ludwig van Beethoven, from his family background and childhood, to his struggle with his deafness, to the composition of his famous works

Genres: Music, Nonfiction, Biography

216 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1980

About the author

Joseph Wilfred Kerman -- born Zukerman -- (1924 - 2014) was an American critic and musicologist. One of the leading musicologists of his generation, his 1985 book Contemplating Music: Challenges to Musicology (published in the UK as Musicology) was described by Philip Brett in The Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians as "a defining moment in the field." He was Professor Emeritus of Musicology at the University of California, Berkeley.

Reviews

[Eric · Rating 3 out of 5]

Clean accurate biography of Beethoven. No frills, just the facts, but they are all correct and all there. Some interesting commentary on his musical works.

[Jim · Rating 3 out of 5]

Workaday and covers all the points.

[Massimiliano Scordamaglia · Rating 3 out of 5]

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