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Beethoven's immortal beloved :

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Beethoven's immortal beloved :

[Book]

solving the mystery /

Edward Walden ; introduction by William Meredith.

Lanham, Md. :

Scarecrow Press,

2011.

xxxviii, 145 pages, 10 unnumbered pages of plates :

illustrations ;

24 cm

Includes bibliographical references (pages 137-138) and index.

Beethoven's letter to the Immortal Beloved -- The case for Bettina -- Beethoven and Bettina after 1812 -- The mysterious missing letters -- The Teplitz letter and the Ilius manuscript -- Bettina's concept of love -- The Beethoven-Bettina romance -- Beethoven the poet -- The tarnishing of Bettina's reputation -- Beethoven's Goethe songs -- A modern analysis -- The Antonie theory -- Synopsis and conclusion.

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In 1812, Ludwig van Beethoven wrote three letters to an unnamed woman, whom he called "Immortal Beloved." The letters were discovered after Beethoven's death and ever since their discovery, there has been speculation regarding whom that Immortal Beloved might have been. In Beethoven's Immortal Beloved: Solving the Mystery, Edward Walden carefully and meticulously presents his case that the woman who Beethoven loved was Bettina Brentano, an artistic and talented musician in her own right. Setting the foundation for his argument, Walden begins the book with a general historical and sequential narrative that interweaves the lives of the three principle protagonists: Beethoven, the writer Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, and Bettina Brentano. Walden explores in detail the key elements of the factual narrative and shows how those elements support his claim that Bettina was the Immortal Beloved. In addition, Walden addresses the attacks other Beethoven scholars have made against Bettina and reveals how such attacks were mistaken or unjustified. Thoroughly and rigorously researched, yet presented in a clear and engaging style, Beethoven's Immortal Beloved will appeal to Beethoven scholars, music lovers, and general readers alike, who will be captivated by the solving of this fascinating mystery [Publisher description].

Arnim, Bettina von,1785-1859.

Beethoven, Ludwig van,1770-1827-- Relations with women.

Beethoven, Ludwig van,1770-1827.

Walden, Edward,1933-

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