‘Beethoven: A Life in 9 Pieces’ with Laura Tunbridge.

Written By Vagarsh Azatyan
 
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In this episode, professor Laura Tunbridge tells to Vashik Armenikus about her new biography ‘Beethoven: A Life in Nine Pieces’.

In 2020, we celebrated 250th anniversary of the composer. In her brilliant biography Laura looks at life of Beethoven through the lense of his music.

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Laura mentions the moment how Beethoven scratched off the name of Napoleon from his copy of the 3rd Symphony after he found out that Napoleon crowned himself as an Emperor. You can see the scratched off part on the right.

Laura mentions the moment how Beethoven scratched off the name of Napoleon from his copy of the 3rd Symphony after he found out that Napoleon crowned himself as an Emperor. You can see the scratched off part on the right.

 

Beethoven: A Life in Nine Pieces by Laura Tunbridge

 
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Resources and References

  • There is a playlist created by Laura Tunbridge with the pieces mentioned in the book. You can check it out on Spotify.

  • Laura previous book ‘Singing in the age of anxiety’

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