An absorbing look at Beethoven's Ninth Symphony, putting it into its historical context. 'Sachs is a lively writer,' "Sunday Telegraph"
A decade after the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars had given way to an era of retrenchment and repression, 1824 became a watershed year. This memoir explains how the premiere of Beethoven's staggering last symphony was emblematic of its time.
A decade after the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars had given way to an era of retrenchment and repression, 1824 became a watershed year. This memoir explains how the premiere of Beethoven's staggering last symphony was emblematic of its time.