by Friedrich Kerst · Dover Publications · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780486212616
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«Beethoven: The Man and the Artist, As Revealed in His Own Words» is a collection of Beethoven's reflections edited by Friedrich Kerst, in paperback.
The book brings together more than 300 reflections by Beethoven from his diary, conversation books, Heiligenstadt Testament and correspondence. These cover his idea of composition, his temperament, other musicians, performers and his deafness, as well as topics such as education, nature, poetry, God and the role of the artist.
English translation by Henry Edward Krehbiel; part of the Dover Books on Music: Composers series. 1964 edition.
Recommended for music students, academics and music lovers who want to understand Beethoven's thinking through his own words.
