Author:
Cooper, Barry (Barry A. R.)
Imprint:Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2008.
Descriptionxvi, 438 p., [8] p. of plates : ill., music, ports. ; 24 cm.
Note:Originally published: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2000. (Master musicians series).
Note:Young genius (1770-83) -- Adolescence (1784-9) -- Farewell to Bonn (1790-2) -- The conquest of Vienna (1792-5) -- Wider horizons (1796-8) -- First quartets and First Symphony (1799-1800) -- Hope and despair (1801-2) -- After Heiligenstadt (1802-3) -- L'amour conjugal (1804-6) -- A cluster of masterpieces (1806-8) -- Financial security? (1809-10) -- Immortal Beloved (1811-12) -- The political phase (1813-15) -- Declining productivity (1815-17) -- Gigantism (1818-20) -- Completion of the Mass (1820-2) -- Completion of the Ninth (1822-4) -- End of an Era (1824-7).
Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references (p. 419-424) and index.
