Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Illustrations and Musical Example vii
4. Preface ix
5. Introduction 1
6. 1 Beethoven's Nativity 20
7. 2 Mozart on the Mountaintop 51
8. 3 From Relic to Specimen 80
9. 4 Beethoven's Masks and the Beautiful Death 105
10. 5 Art-Religion Verkitscht 137
11. Coda 171
12. Acknowledgments 175
13. List of Archives and Abbreviations 179
14. Notes 181
15. Bibliography 219
16. Index 245