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Without Beethoven, music as we know it wouldn’t exist. Who was this titan of world culture?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Through 100 recordings, Lebrecht brings to life the composer as we’ve never seen him before. Unruly, offensive and hopeless in so much of his life, yes, but driven to a fault and devoted to his art, conquering deafness to compose some of the towering works of our culture.<\/p>\n

Along the way, we encounter the great musicians who have taken on the challenge of Beethoven, in all their glories and foibles. In this revealing, unique biography, Beethoven emerges as a cornerstone of the modern world.<\/p>\n

All recordings are freely available on Idagio and YouTube.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Beethoven’s life and legacy in 100 recordings<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[134],"product_tag":[437,2601,4362],"class_list":{"0":"post-97638","1":"product","2":"type-product","3":"status-publish","5":"product_cat-hobbies-and-pastimes","6":"product_tag-individual-composers-musicians-specific-bands-groups","7":"product_tag-music-reviews-criticism","8":"product_tag-western","9":"pa_book_author-lebrecht-norman","10":"pa_cover-hardback","11":"pa_dewey-780-92-edition23","12":"pa_imprint-oneworld","13":"pa_language-english","14":"pa_pages-8497","15":"pa_publisher-oneworld","16":"pa_readership-general-trade-code-k","18":"first","19":"instock","20":"taxable","21":"shipping-taxable","22":"purchasable","23":"product-type-simple"},"yoast_head":"\nWhy Beethoven<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Without Beethoven, music as we know it wouldn't exist. 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