Beethoven a character study - Together with Wagner's indebtedness to Beethoven
George Alexander Fischer
Publisher: Good Press
Summary
"Beethoven, a character study: Together with Wagner's indebtedness to Beethoven" by George Alexander Fischer Ludwig van Beethoven was a German composer and pianist. Beethoven remains one of the most admired composers in the history of Western music; his works rank amongst the most performed of the classical music repertoire and span the transition from the Classical period to the Romantic era in classical music. Though the other German composer, Wagner, never got a chance to meet Beethoven, he owed much of his success to his predecessor.