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Sourcebooks MediaFusion and Naxos proudly present this fascinating biography, complete with two CDs of his greatest works plus an exclusive website with extended compositions.

Jeremy Siepmann draws an accessible portrait of the turbulent, troubled but determined figure of Beethoven, regarded by many as the greatest composer who ever lived. And with the words comes the music: Two CDs of carefully chosen pieces covering all the different genres in which Beethoven made his mark. Readers also gain access to an exclusive website that offers the musical works in full, the music of Beethoven's contemporaries, new essays and more. This revolutionary biography utilizes traditional and new media to provide a uniquely rounded portrait of the composer himself.

Naxos is the world's leading classical music label and provider of classical music over the Internet at www.naxos.com.

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Contents

Website
Preface
Prologue: Beethoven in his Time
Chapter 1: The Ascendancy
Interlude I: Beethoven and the Piano
Chapter 2: Crisis
Interlude II: Chamber Music (1): Mixed Families
Chapter 3: The Hero
Interlude III: Beethoven and the Human Voice
Chapter 4: The Immortal Beloved
Interlude IV: Beethoven and the Orchestra
Chapter 5: Kidnapped
Interlude V: Beethoven in the Theatre
Chapter 6: The Master
Interlude VI: Chamber Music (2): Strings Alone
Chapter 7: Finale
Epilogue: The Truly Immortal Beloved
The Eighteenth-Century Background
The Nineteenth-Century Foreground
Personalities
Selected Bibliography
Glossary
Annotations of CD Tracks
Index