Many biographies of the composer Beethoven have been distorted by misunderstandings, misinterpretations and even falsehoods. This book takes a fresh look at Beethoven's romantic relationships, including the evidence for his Immortal Beloved. It puts quotes back into the historical and literary contexts from which they have been taken, untangles misconceptions and mistranslations, and using common sense and a sense of humor presents a highly readable biography focusing on Beethoven's much-maligned life and love life.
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Gail S. Altman's has been an educator for 25 years with an educational background in psychology, and a Beethoven scholar for more than 30. She currently teaches the fundamentals of online, electronic research to public school teachers. She is currently researching the interrelationship of Beethoven, Napoleon's natural son and the doctor who attended their final illnesses.
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6 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
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New insights to his motivation and personal relationships,
By vermeer@idirect.com (Toronto, Canada) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Beethoven: Man of His Word: Undisclosed Evidence for His Immortal Beloved (Paperback)
Although awkwardly written, this book is based on extensive research and investigation which leads to many new insights. Well worth reading for convincing arguements proposing Anna Marie Erdody as the immortal beloved. Also relates Beethoven's behaviour to his relationship with Erdody.
8 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
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An excellent,, passionate defense of Beethoven's character,
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This review is from: Beethoven: Man of His Word: Undisclosed Evidence for His Immortal Beloved (Paperback)
In presenting a compelling case for the identity of the Immortal Beloved, which is far more convincing than that offered by the recent film (which was otherwise excellent), the author also provides a passionate defense of the composer's character and values, particularly in his romantic relationships. The Maestro would be pleased. An easy, entertaining read and a well documented and substantiated argument.
4 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
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AN AMATEURISH EFFORT,
By Music Maven (New York City) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Beethoven: Man of His Word: Undisclosed Evidence for His Immortal Beloved (Paperback)
This book is clearly by an amateur who struggles to make a case for Erdoty as "immortal beloved" and in my view fails. My bias is that Solomon has convinced me it is Antonie Brentano. However the author has compiled a lot of facts that bear on the case, in one way or another,and could be valuable as an encyclopedic resource.There is always the chance that Brentano, like others, was a passing obsession of the composer, and that others had as great a claim on his heart of hearts. Admitting this, a better read is Gregory's historico-fiction My Angel Leonora of 2004, which relates the composer's passions to his music and his search for an ideal father: the many strands of his complex life come together more convincingly if Antonie is the "beloved."
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