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Life of Ludwig van Beethoven, Volume I (Version 2)

The first scholarly biography on the life of Ludwig Von Beethoven. Volume 1 - Summary by Realisticspeakers (19 hr 16 min)

Chapters

00 - Introduction

36:27

01 - Chapter 1 Pt. 1 Fall of the Ecclesiastical-Civil States in Germany

27:40

02 - Chapter 1 Pt. 2 The Electors of Cologne in the Eighteenth Century

25:31

03 - Chapter 1 Pt. 3 The Electoral Courts and Their Music

29:32

04 - Chapter 1 Pt. 4 Earliest Records of the Beethovens

28:38

05 - Chapter 1 Pt. 5 Musical Culture in Bonn at the Time of Ludwig van Beethove…

30:14

06 - Chapter 2 Beethoven’s Ancestors in Belgium

31:51

07 - Chapter 3 Birth of Ludwig van Beethoven

41:03

08 - Chapter 4 Early Employment of His Talent and Skill

26:51

09 - Chapter 5 Musical Culture in the Austrian Imperial Family

24:46

10 - Chapter 6 A Period of Artistic Inactivity in Bonn

34:33

11 - Chapter 7 Beethoven Brought Under Refining Influences

19:42

12 - Chapter 8 Beethoven’s Associates in the Court Orchestra

16:24

13 - Chapter 9 The Last Three Years of Beethoven’s Life in Bonn

48:12

14 - Chapter 10 Beethoven’s Creative Activity in Bonn

46:52

15 - Chapter 11 Beethoven in Vienna

50:26

16 - Chapter 12 Music in Vienna at the Time of Beethoven’s Arrival There

33:55

17 - Chapter 13 Beethoven in Society

50:40

18 - Chapter 14 The Years 1796 and 1797

1:10:43

19 - Chapter 15 Compositions of 1798 and 1799

53:32

20 - Chapter 16 Beethoven’s Social Life in Vienna

48:25

21 - Chapter 17 Beethoven’s Character and Personality

58:49

22 - Chapter 18 His First Concert on His Own Account

46:05

23 - Chapter 19 The Year 1801

48:12

24 - Chapter 20 Important Letters of 1801

1:03:33

25 - Chapter 21 Beethoven’s Love-Affairs

59:11

26 - Chapter 21 Postscript

35:38

27 - Chapter 22 Pt. 1 The Year 1802

34:40

28 - Chapter 22 Pt. 2 A Defence of Brothers Johann and Karl Kaspar

34:17