The Beethoven Quartets
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The Beethoven Quartets Details
About the Author Joseph Kerman was a leading musicologist, music critic, and music educator from the 1950s to the 2000s. He reshaped our understanding and appreciation of Western classical music with his first book, Opera as Drama (1956), to his last, Opera and the Morbidity of Music (2008), including his studies on Bach, Beethoven, William Byrd, concertos, and more. He was a professor at the University of California at Berkeley, where he served two terms as chair of the Music Department. He wrote Listen together with his wife, Vivian Kerman. Read more
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Reviews
A wonderful tome about Beethoven and his amazing string quartets. It covers all 16 pieces and the Grosse Fugue, with in depth analyses and discussions about the history/style/musical structure of each quartet.My one comment would be;I have a masters degree in music, and as much as I love Kerman and his writings, he adores using big words and abstract musical terms when he doesn't have to., He pontificates and rambles occasionally, when he could state his case in much simpler terms most of the time. I would not recommend this book to someone who is just getting into Beethoven or isn't trained in music. If you have a degree in music or are just an aficionado, then you'll enjoy this book.
