The Ninth : Beethoven and the world in 1824

By Harvey Sachs

Book Overview

The premier of Beethoven's Ninth Symphony in Vienna on May 7, 1824, was the most significant artistic event of the year--and the work remains one of the most precedent-shattering and influential... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 140006077X
• ISBN13: 9781400060771
• Release Date: June 2010
• Publisher: Random House
• Length: 225 Pages
• Weight: 1.12 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.7" x 9.5"

Customer Reviews

Understood the Ninth a lot more

The imagery the author uses really helped me a lot as I was listening to the Ninth. Fascinating to tap into Beethoven's mind for a bit