Table of Contents

Editor's introduction; Author's foreword; From the House of the Black-Robed Spaniards; Abbreviations; Annotations; List of illustrations; Index.

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This memoir provides a sensitive and unique insight into the life of Beethoven during his later years.

Reviews

'Indispensable and reliable source for Beethoven scholarship.' The Strad 'Rich in pathos and novelistic detail ... the memoir covers the last year of Beethoven's life and it truly is a gem.' Financial Times ' ... one of the most candid memoirs of the Master'. BBC Music 'This good translation, wisely annotated and well-illustrated, brings us close to Beethoven the man, seen through the boy's keen eyes.' The Observer 'Breuning is full of little personal touches. ... It is in his self-portraits as much as his picture of the composer that Breuning is so touching.' The Guardian