Ludwig van Beethoven war zweifellos einer der größten Komponisten aller Zeiten, sein einzigartige...

Combining musical insight with the most recent research, William Kinderman's Beethoven is both a ...

Kindermans study of the compositional history of Beethovens Diabelli Variations includes the firs...

'Ludwig van Beethoven entered university the year that the French Revolution broke out. He went o...

Studies of the genesis of musical, literary, and theatrical works.

William Kinderman's detailed study of Parsifal, described by the composer as his 'last card,' exp...

Combining musical insight and the most recent research, William Kinderman's Beethoven is both a r...

New essays demonstrating and exploring the abiding fascination of Wagner's controversial work.

In this intriguing study, William Kinderman opens the door to the composer's workshop, investigat...

Mozart's emergence as a mature artist coincides with the rise to prominence of the piano, an inst...

'We do not understand music--it understands us.' This aphorism by Theodor W. Adorno expresses the...