CONTENTS
| PAGE | |
| Preface | [v] |
| Introduction by Edward Carpenter | [ix] |
| List of Illustrations | [xix] |
| His Life | [1] |
| His Will | [57] |
| Letters | |
| To Carl Amenda | [65] |
| To Fräulein Gerardi | [68] |
| To Frl. Eleonore von Breuning | [69] |
| To Dr. Wegeler | [72] |
| " "" | [78] |
| To Capellmeister Hofmeister | [81] |
| Wegeler and Eleonore von Breuning to Beethoven | [84] |
| To Dr. Wegeler | [91] |
| To Sir George Smart in London | [92] |
| To I. Moscheles in London | [93] |
| " " "" | [94] |
| Schindler to Messrs. Schott | [96] |
| Thoughts | [101] |
| His Works (By the Editor) | |
| The Nine Symphonies | [109] |
| The Pianoforte Sonatas | [133] |
| The Sonatas for Violin and Pianoforte | [169] |
| The String Quartets | [179] |
| Bibliography | [195] |
| Classification of Beethoven's Pianoforte Sonatas | [209] |
| List of Beethoven's Works | [213] |
| Index | [239] |
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
| 1. | Beethoven at the age of 21 From a miniature by Gerhard von Kügelgen. | [Frontispiece] |
| 2. | Beethoven at the Age of 48 From a painting by Kloeber. | [facing p. 40] |
| 3. | Beethoven at the Age of 44 From an engraving by Blasius Hoefel after the drawing by Louis Letronne, 1814. | " [64] |
| 4. | Page of Autograph of Moonlight Sonata in Beethoven House at Bonn | "[ 100] |