Beethoven, the Man and the Artist, as Revealed in His Own Words

by Ludwig van Beethoven

BEETHOVEN:
THE MAN AND THE ARTIST,

AS REVEALED IN HIS OWN WORDS

By Ludwig van Beethoven

Edited by Friedrich Kerst and Henry Edward Krehbiel

This edition of “Beethoven: the Man and the Artist, as Revealed in his own Words,” was translated into English and published in 1905 by B.W. Huebsch. It was also republished unabridged by Dover Publications, Inc., in a 1964 edition, ISBN 0-486-21261-0.

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Contents

[ BRIEF BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH ] [ PREFACE ] [ CONCERNING ART ] [ LOVE OF NATURE ] [ CONCERNING TEXTS ] [ ON COMPOSING ] [ ON PERFORMING MUSIC ] [ ON HIS OWN WORKS ] [ ON ART AND ARTISTS ] [ BEETHOVEN AS CRITIC ] [ ON EDUCATION ] [ ON HIS OWN DISPOSITION AND CHARACTER ] [ THE SUFFERER ] [ WORLDLY WISDOM ] [ GOD ] [ APPENDIX ]