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    The Life and Works of Beethoven
    The Life and Works of Beethoven
    The Life and Works of Beethoven
    Audiobook4 hours

    The Life and Works of Beethoven

    Written by Jeremy Siepmann

    Narrated by Jeremy Siepmann and Bob Peck

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    About this audiobook

    The first of a series of musical biographies, written and presented by broadcaster Jeremy Siepmann, with Bob Peck as Beethoven. In this set the life and music of the revolutionary composer/pianist is unveiled in considerable detail with many musical examples.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherNaxos Audiobooks
    Release dateMay 8, 2000
    ISBN9789629547349
    The Life and Works of Beethoven

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    • 5/5
      Great research like always. It was a pure joy to listen it on the 250th anniversary ?
    • 5/5
      These are hands down the best audio books I've ever listened to. A detailed and interesting account of the composer's life interspersed with relevant examples of the music. Fantastic!
    • 5/5
      I thoroughly loved this book. Such a masterful combination of music and narrative. I highly recommend it
    • 4/5
      i like this serie very much
    • 5/5
      I really love these Naxos "audiobooks". This just confirmed my love for the profound music of this incredibly difficult dude.
    • 4/5
      I have little background in classical music, but Beethoven has always been my favorite, specifically the 9th Symphony, which I've been listening too regularly for the past 30 years or so, I consider it the best piece of music ever composed. However I knew nothing about Beethoven's life so this audiobook is a perfect introduction. It's 5 hours long, at least half of that is music (Naxos owns a library of classical music). Siepmann's writing is full of superlatives and equal to the greatness of the music, though the man was far from perfect. Indeed he seemed loathsome. Yet I'm intrigued and want to learn more. Overall I'm really impressed and delighted with Jeremy Sipermann's "Life and Works", part of a series of classical composers. It's an education in classical music, with word and song.
    • 4/5
      good! This audio not only talks about information of the life of Beethoven, but it comes with the the music that he wrote after the explanation why he wrote such music and for whom. I have better understanding of the overall life of Beethoven now.