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Memories of Beethoven : from the house of the black-robed Spaniards
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Memories of Beethoven : from the house of the black-robed Spaniards

by Gerhard von Breuning, Maynard Solomon

This firsthand account offers a detailed look at Beethoven's daily life, personality and relationships during his later years. Translated into English, these childhood memories provide a graphic record of the composer's final illness and death.

Accession 17610 ISBN 0521484898 Publisher Cambridge University Press
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