The Life of Ludwig van Beethoven

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English · 1921 · 19h 16m · Biography & Autobiography

The first scholarly biography on the life of Ludwig Von Beethoven. Volume 1 - Summary by Realisticspeakers

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Introduction 36:28 Read by realisticspeakers
Chapter 1 Pt. 1 Fall of the Ecclesiastical-Civil States in Germany 27:40 Read by realisticspeakers
Chapter 1 Pt. 2 The Electors of Cologne in the Eighteenth Century 25:31 Read by realisticspeakers
Chapter 1 Pt. 3 The Electoral Courts and Their Music 29:32 Read by realisticspeakers
Chapter 1 Pt. 4 Earliest Records of the Beethovens 28:38 Read by realisticspeakers
Chapter 1 Pt. 5 Musical Culture in Bonn at the Time of Ludwig van Beethoven’s Birth 30:14 Read by realisticspeakers
Chapter 2 Beethoven’s Ancestors in Belgium 31:51 Read by realisticspeakers
Chapter 3 Birth of Ludwig van Beethoven 41:03 Read by realisticspeakers
Chapter 4 Early Employment of His Talent and Skill 26:51 Read by realisticspeakers
Chapter 5 Musical Culture in the Austrian Imperial Family 24:47 Read by realisticspeakers
Chapter 6 A Period of Artistic Inactivity in Bonn 34:34 Read by realisticspeakers
Chapter 7 Beethoven Brought Under Refining Influences 19:43 Read by realisticspeakers
Chapter 8 Beethoven’s Associates in the Court Orchestra 16:25 Read by realisticspeakers
Chapter 9 The Last Three Years of Beethoven’s Life in Bonn 48:13 Read by realisticspeakers
Chapter 10 Beethoven’s Creative Activity in Bonn 46:52 Read by realisticspeakers
Chapter 11 Beethoven in Vienna 50:27 Read by realisticspeakers
Chapter 12 Music in Vienna at the Time of Beethoven’s Arrival There 33:56 Read by realisticspeakers
Chapter 13 Beethoven in Society 50:41 Read by realisticspeakers
Chapter 14 The Years 1796 and 1797 1:10:43 Read by realisticspeakers
Chapter 15 Compositions of 1798 and 1799 53:32 Read by realisticspeakers
Chapter 16 Beethoven’s Social Life in Vienna 48:25 Read by realisticspeakers
Chapter 17 Beethoven’s Character and Personality 58:49 Read by realisticspeakers
Chapter 18 His First Concert on His Own Account 46:06 Read by realisticspeakers
Chapter 19 The Year 1801 48:12 Read by realisticspeakers
Chapter 20 Important Letters of 1801 1:03:34 Read by realisticspeakers
Chapter 21 Beethoven’s Love-Affairs 59:11 Read by realisticspeakers
Chapter 21 Postscript 35:38 Read by realisticspeakers
Chapter 22 Pt. 1 The Year 1802 34:40 Read by realisticspeakers
Chapter 22 Pt. 2 A Defence of Brothers Johann and Karl Kaspar 34:17 Read by realisticspeakers