Project Gutenberg 2013-08-29 Public domain in the USA. 510 Thayer, Alexander Wheelock 1817 1897 Krehbiel, Henry Edward 1854 1923 Krehbiel, H. E. (Henry Edward) The Life of Ludwig van Beethoven, Volume II Produced by Henry Flower and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries and Google Print.) "The Life of Ludwig van Beethoven, Volume II" by Alexander Wheelock Thayer is a historical account written in the early 20th century. This biography delves into the life and works of the renowned composer Ludwig van Beethoven, focusing on his artistic journey, relationships, and the significant events that shaped his career during the early 1800s. The opening of the volume sets the scene in Vienna around the year 1803, detailing the artistic climate of the time, Beethoven's engagement at the Theater-an-der-Wien, and his first oratorio, "Christus am Ölberg." It describes the competition in the operatic world, particularly with the rise of Cherubini's works, and highlights Beethoven's collaboration with the notable violinist Bridgetower on the "Kreutzer" Sonata. The narrative unfolds the challenges and triumphs of Beethoven's early career, touching on his relationships with other musicians and his growing popularity while facing the struggles of increasing deafness. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/43592/43592-h/images/cover.jpg Reading ease score: 62.6 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Beethoven, Ludwig van, 1770-1827 ML Text Browsing: Biographies Browsing: Music Category: Biographies Category: History - European Category: History - Modern (1750+) Category: Music 1382524 2025-06-17T15:07:23.519065 text/html 1408755 2013-08-28T21:15:00 text/html; charset=utf-8 1020937 2025-06-17T15:07:42.630545 application/epub+zip 1057499 2025-06-17T15:07:26.601092 application/epub+zip 624127 2025-06-17T15:07:24.950114 application/epub+zip 1408147 2025-06-17T15:07:54.134423 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1367302 2025-06-17T15:07:40.765523 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 936126 2022-09-19T20:42:28.313115 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1267428 2025-06-17T15:07:21.141104 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 1267472 2013-08-28T21:14:56 text/plain; charset=utf-8 16906 2025-06-17T15:07:54.319448 application/rdf+xml 16744 2025-06-17T15:07:25.141127 image/jpeg 2844 2025-06-17T15:07:25.047064 image/jpeg 977497 2025-06-17T15:07:23.692098 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia