Beethoven His Spiritual Development

An Exemplary Entry-level Introduction To Beethoven's Life And Music, This Little Book Is Still In Print Almost A Century After Its First Publication. Sullivan Rarely Assumes Musical Knowledge Or Expertise On The Part Of The Reader But Discusses Beethoven's Major Works In Terms Of What They Mean To Us And How They Reflect The Composer's Deepening Understanding Of Existence In Response To The Crises In His Life.inevitably The Book Shows Its Age Here And There: Sullivan Tends To See Humanity As Evolving Towards Some Higher Ideal; And There's A Victorian Whiff To His Chiding Wagner For Depicting Eroticism. Some Readers Will Question His Evaluations Of J.