Beethoven

The Universal Composer

by Edmund Morris

On Sale: 02/09/2010

Beethoven

The Universal Composer

by Edmund Morris

On Sale: 02/09/2010

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About the Book

“Brilliant....This book is a perfect marriage—or should one say, duet—of subject and author, every word as masterly as the notes of the artist it illuminates.” — Christopher Buckley, Forbes

“This is not just criticism but poetry in itself, with the additional—and inestimable—merit of being true.” — Washington Post Book World

Pulitzer Prize-winning author Edmund Morris (The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt, Theodore Rex, Dutch) is one of America’s most distinguished biographers, known for his rich, compulsively readable prose style. His biography of Beethoven, one of the most admired composers in the history of music, is above all a study of genius in action, of one of the few giants of Western culture. Beethoven is another engaging entry in the HarperCollins’ “Eminent Lives” series of biographies by distinguished authors on canonical figures.

Critical Praise

“Morris clearly admires his subject not only for the work but also for his constant fight against the odds, and he has written an ideal biography for the general reader.” — Publishers Weekly

“Vivid...Morris deftly sorts his way through Beethoven’s biography.” — New York Times Book Review

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Product Details

  • ISBN: 9780060759759
  • ISBN 10: 0060759755
  • Imprint: Harper Perennial
  • On Sale: 02/09/2010
  • Pages: 256
  • List Price:21.99 CAD
  • BISAC1 : MUSIC / General
  • BISAC2 : BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / General
  • BISAC3 : BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Artists, Architects, Photographers
  • BISAC4 : MUSIC / Instruction & Study / General
  • BISAC5 : MUSIC / Individual Composer & Musician

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