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Beethoven: The Man and the Artist, as Revealed in His Own Words

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Ludwig van Beethoven and Ludwig Van Beethoven



This book consists of brief biographical commentaries about Beethoven arranged by topic and followed by quotations by Beethoven about the to…

Handel

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Romain Rolland



As Romain Rolland indicates in the preface, this book is a brief sketch of the life and technique of Handel. He provides biographical backgr…

The Letters of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Vol. I

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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Grace Jane Wallace



This volume, the first volume of a two-volume set, contains 140 letters written by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart from 1769-1781. It has been trans…

The Letters of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Vol. II

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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart



This volume, the second volume of a two-volume set, contains over 125 letters written by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart from 1781-1791. It has been…

Life of Haydn

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Ludwig Nohl



In this book the German music scholar Ludwig Nohl provides a fascinating narrative of Joseph Haydn's life from an impoverished childhood to …

Recollections of Johannes Brahms

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Albert Hermann Dietrich and Joseph Victor Widmann



Albert Dietrich, the German composer and conductor, was a friend of Johannes Brahms and the first part of this book includes vivid recollect…

Personal Recollections of Johannes Brahms

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George Henschel



George Henschel, a well-known pianist, singer, composer, and conductor was close friends with Johannes Brahms from 1874 to 1897 and he provi…

"Abe" Lincoln's Anecdotes and Stories

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R. D. Wordsworth



According to the compiler, R.D. Wordsworth, this is a collection of the best stories told by Lincoln which made him famous as America's Best…