In his introduction to the world of Beethoven’s nine symphonies, Martin Geck, the ‘doyen of musicology’ (Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung), combines analysis with interpretation and offers surprising new insights into the landscape of Beethoven’s ideas. The years between 1800 and 1824 are not defined as a special era in any history book, but in music they mark the beginning of a new era: with his nine symphonies Beethoven can claim to have re-made the world through the medium of his art. This involves not only pathos and grandeur, but also moments of tenderness and contemplation.weiterlesen