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The Beethoven Obsession
About this book
A fast-paced drama of frustration, envy, rivalry, struggle and success, this work tells the story of the intertwined lives of four people: Ludwig von Beethoven; a concert pianist who was a self-taught child prodigy; a fanatical inventor who disassembled pianos as a child; and a television cameraman who became a music entrepreneur in order to translate the music he loved into the first recording of Beethoven's music captured wholly on an Australian grand piano. This unorthodox and historic odyssey makes for an ideal read for anyone with an interest in classical music or the culture of Australia.
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Table of contents
- Front Cover
- About the Author
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Contents
- Prologue
- 1. Bodgies, Widgies âŚand Beethoven
- 2. A very grand grand piano
- 3. Destination Australie
- 4. Run by Yamaha,taught by Suzuki
- 5. Hawking condoms and contraband
- 6. âNot Fit for Overseas Serviceâ
- 7. Bureaucracy and the cultural cringe
- 8. Rallying behind the renegade
- 9. Out of tune at the Opera House
- 10. The man who invented Beethoven
- 11. The big, goofy guy
- 12. âOh no ⌠fuckinâ old repertoire!â
- 13. Recording Beethoven the Australian way
- 14. From the sublime to the profane
- 15. Beethoven has the last word
- 16. âThirteen down, only nineteen to goâ
- 17. Bucking the Steinway trend
- 18. Beethovenâs greatest challenge
- 19. Beethoven tops the sales charts
- 20. âA high note of pure goldâ
- 21. Into the war zone
- 22. The impact of one tiny note
- 23. Orchestral manoeuvring
- 24. Revealing the pianoâs full set of teeth
- 25. Unfinished business
- 26. Diabolical Diabelli
- 27. Variations on the make-up of a genius
- 28. Steinwayâs marketing muscle
- 29. A perfect match
- Epilogue: Reconstructing Beethoven
- Acknowledgments
- Notes
