Beethoven: A Life in Nine Pieces

Beethoven: A Life in Nine Pieces is a biographical book written by Laura Tunbridge and published by Viking in 2020. Each chapter uses one of nine compositions of Ludwig van Beethoven in chronological order. The publishing year was intended to coincide with the 250th anniversary of the composer's birth.

Beethoven: A Life in Nine Pieces
AuthorLaura Tunbridge
LanguageEnglish
GenreBiography
Published2020
PublisherViking
Publication placeUnited Kingdom
Media typePrint, e-Book, audiobook
Pages288
ISBN978-0241414279

Compositions used in book chapters

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Reception

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The book received positive reviews from critics. The Guardian praised the book, adding that "in 288 pages, Tunbridge gives us detail enough to create a rounded portrait. She challenges, by example rather than theory, the presumption that Beethoven was curmudgeonly, friendless, loveless."[1] The London Evening Standard called it "a rich accompaniment to [Beethoven's] music"[2] and The Times called it thought-provoking.[3]

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