02200cam a2200325 i 4500 884837923 TxAuBib 20230728120000.0 230418s2023||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u bl2023015497 9781639364114 HRD 29.95 1639364110 HRD 29.95 TxAuBib rda Lebrecht, Norman, 1948-, author. Why Beethoven [BOOK] : a phenomenon in one hundred pieces / Norman Lebrecht. First Pegasus Books cloth edition. New York : Pegasus Books, 2023. 342 pages : illustration ; 24 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references (pages 325-326) and index. Lebrecht has immersed himself in the rich catalogue of Beethoven recordings and presents a unique picture of the man through his music. He selects the best recordings of one hundred key pieces, showing the composer as we’ve never seen him before. Unruly, offensive, and hopeless in so much of his life, yet driven to a fault and devoted to his art, conquering deafness to pen masterpieces. Norman Lebrecht, has been grappling with this icon at the heart of music for his entire life. Who was the irascible, unpredictable, warped genius who stretched what music could do to the breaking point? Lebrecht attempts to understand the power of this man through his compositions, the history of who has performed them, and what it has meant to successive generations of audiences. In turn a detective story (we learn who Elise of “Fur Elise” is for the first time) and a confession, Why Beethoven aims to rise to the challenge of how to encompass the relentless energy of this singular genius. Provided by publisher. 20230728. Beethoven, Ludwig van 1770-1827. Beethoven, Ludwig van 1770-1827. Criticism and interpretation. Composers Germany Biography. Composers Austria Biography. Biographies.