Passion and Glory (The Last Master) (Vol 3) [Paperback]

John Suchet (Author)

Book Description

Series: The Last Master | Publication Date: October 7, 1999

The concluding volume of John Suchet’s fascinating fictional biography of Ludwig van Beethoven features the great dramas of the composer’s final years, as his growing deafness becomes the source for unrelenting misery and ever more sublime music. This is the era of the Battle Symphony, the Seventh, the Diabelli Variations, the Missa Solemnis, the Ninth, and the Ode To Joy, of monumental pieces composed in solitude and performed with ferocious energy to rapturous audiences in Austria and Germany. After his love for his Eternally Beloved is finally consigned to the past, Beethoven’s return to Vienna in 1813 marks the advent of a gloriously creative period as he discovers renewed artistic purpose amid a city celebrating the defeat of Napoleon. Meticulously researched yet told in a vividly readable style, this is a story as immortal as the music itself.

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'an admirable picture of a creative life' - SUNDAY TELEGRAPH 'a novel of great seriousness and integrity' - MAIL ON SUNDAY

About the Author

John Suchet is an award-winning television journalist and newscaster. He spends much of his time giving talks on Beethoven and performing his works.

Product Details

• Paperback: 416 pages
• Publisher: Little, Brown Book Group (October 7, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0751527521
• ISBN-13: 978-0751527520
• Product Dimensions: 5 x 0.9 x 8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,483,882 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Better than the first, December 20, 1999

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R. Kerr "BobK" (Phoenix Arizona) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Passion and Pain (The Last Master) (v. 2) (Paperback)

This book is the second of the trilogy. It is much better written than the first. It is a captivating way to learn of Beethoven's life and times, and his thoughts and reactions to the turbulent events going on in Europe around him. My only difficultly is sometimes trying to discern what is conjecture on the part of the author, and what is documented fact. Definitely recommended!