Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents ix
3. Foreword xiii
4. Prologue xv
5. Part one The Artist as a Young Man (1770–1792)
6. 1 Louis van Beethoven a grandfather figure 3
7. 2 Jean van Beethoven the absent father? 10
8. 3 The Early Years 15
9. 4 Christian Gottlob Neefe the mentor 23
10. 5 The Young Professional 29
11. 6 Bonn Turns to Vienna 34
12. 7 Beethoven’s First Crisis 42
13. 8 A Second Home, and New Horizons 48
14. 9 Renewed Vigor and the First Major Works 54
15. 10 Farewell to Bonn 62
16. Part two A Time of Proving (1792–1802)
17. 11 Vienna in 1792 71
18. 12 Beethoven’s First Patron karl von lichnowsky 79
19. 13 Haydn and Albrechtsberger 89
20. 14 Career Plans 97
21. 15 Family, Friends, and Loves in Vienna 111
22. 16 In Anticipation of Greater Things 124
23. 17 Lobkowitz’s “Center of Excellence” 130
24. 18 The Immortal Beloved episode one 138
25. 19 The Road to a Broader Public 144
26. 20 A Word from the Critics 155
27. 21 The Disciples carl czerny and ferdinand ries 161
28. 22 The Heiligenstadt Testament 168
29. Part three The Master (1802–1809)
30. 23 A “New Way” Forward 181
31. 24 The Laboratorium Artificiosum 186
32. 25 Publishing Pains and the “Warehouse of the Arts” 191
33. 26 Composer in Residence 199
34. 27 Salieri’s Opera Lessons 213
35. 28 The Mystery of the Eroica 217
36. 29 The Immortal Beloved episode two 231
37. 30 In Search of the Perfect Piano 246
38. 31 Leonore a work in progress 254
39. 32 The Golden Years 267
40. Part four Crowds and Power (1809–1816)
41. 33 A New Social Status 297
42. 34 New Prospects 306
43. 35 An Imperial Pupil 311
44. 36 Beethoven and Goethe 318
45. 37 The Immortal Beloved episode three 330
46. 38 Se non è vero . . . 337
47. 39 The End of the Classical Symphony 344
48. 40 Music for the Masses 353
49. 41 A Lucrative Sideline 363
50. 42 From Leonore to Fidelio 369
51. 43 From Coffee and Cake to Congress and Kitsch 381
52. 44 The Fight for a Child 390
53. 45 From the “Immortal Beloved” to a “Distant Beloved” 401
54. Part five The Lonely Way (1816–1827)
55. 46 Longing for Greater Things 411
56. 47 Post-Congress Vienna 420
57. 48 London Plans 425
58. 49 A Faustian Sonata and a Diabolical Contraption 431
59. 50 The Missa solemnis a mass for peace 442
60. 51 The Circle Is Complete the late piano works 455
61. 52 Estrangement 468
62. 53 Encounters with the Younger Generation 474
63. 54 An Ode to Joy 482
64. 55 Decline 495
65. 56 Karl’s Emancipation 499
66. 57 Money Matters 509
67. 58 The Discovery of Heaven the late string quartets 514
68. 59 Comoedia finita est 532
69. Acknowledgments 541
70. Notes 543
71. Bibliography 601
72. Illustration credits 611
73. Index of Works 615
74. Index of People 620