The Last Master Slipcase - Softcover

Suchet, John

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0751530662 ISBN 13: 9780751530667

Publisher: Sphere, 2000

Synopsis

True Beethoven fans know that Beethoven is the greatest composer of all time, but in recent years Mozart's followers have grabbed most of the good tunes. Beethoven is admired but he is lost in our affection. John Suchet both admires Beethoven and likes him, and his three-volume fictional biography, THE LAST MASTER is a carefully researched labour of love. Not a street name or coffee-house in Vienna has gone unchecked.
There are many studies of Beethoven and his music, but fewer biographies. His work is complex, and his letters are not immediately revealing in the way that Mozart's are. John Suchet makes his aims clear: within the framework of the historical evidence, he allows himself to imagine episodes which could have happened. Anything which turned out to be impossible has been rewritten until it met this criterion. The result is an awesomely impressive feat of scholarship as well as a compelling read.

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Review:

The heartshaking story of genius and passionate loneliness is brilliantly researched and lovingly told (MAIL on Sunday)

Suchet's achievement is masterly, bringing Beethoven and the Vienna of his day convincingly to life (Sunday TELEGRAPH)

Book Description:

*Monumental 'Fictional Biography' of Ludwig van Beethoven by award-winning ITN news broadcaster and journalist John Suchet.

About this edition

• Publisher: Sphere
• Publication date: 2000
• ISBN 10: 0751530662
• ISBN 13: 9780751530667
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 1504