Author Description

Representing the wide range of approaches that enrich the understanding and appreciation of Beethoven and his interpreters, the second volume in this series features research, criticism, and performers' commentary by nine scholars including Michael C. Tusa, Tia Denora, Lawrence Earp, Lewis Lockwood, William Drabkin, and Kevin Korsyn. Additionally, independent appraisals of Carl Dahlhaus's important Ludwig van Beethoven und seine Zeit are provided by Hermann Danuser, John Daverio, and James Webster.