Beethoven's immortal beloved : solving the mystery / Edward Walden ; introduction by William Meredith. by Walden, Edward, 1933-

Table of Contents: “…Beethoven's letter to the Immortal Beloved -- The case for Bettina -- Beethoven and Bettina after 1812 -- The mysterious missing letters -- The Teplitz letter and the Ilius manuscript -- Bettina's concept of love -- The Beethoven-Bettina romance -- Beethoven the poet -- The tarnishing of Bettina's reputation -- Beethoven's Goethe songs -- A modern analysis -- The Antonie theory -- Synopsis and conclusion.…”
Full text (Wentworth users only)

Beethoven / Barry Cooper. by Cooper, Barry (Barry A. R.)

Table of Contents: “…Illustrations; Abbreviations; 1 Young Genius (1770-83); 2 Adolescence (1784-9); 3 Farewell to Bonn (1790-2); 4 The Conquest of Vienna (1792-5); 5 Wider Horizons (1796-8); 6 First Quartets and First Symphony (1799-1800); 7 Hope and Despair (1801-2); 8 After Heiligenstadt (1802-3); 9 L'amour conjugal (1804-6); 10 A Cluster of Masterpieces (1806-8); 11 Financial Security? (1809-10); 12 Immortal Beloved (1811-12); 13 The Political Phase (1813-15); 14 Declining Productivity (1815-17); 15 Gigantism (1818-20); 16 Completion of the Mass (1820-2); 17 Completion of the Ninth (1822-4).…”
Full text (Wentworth users only)

Beethoven : the Man Revealed / John Suchet. by Suchet, John

Table of Contents: “…; Chapter Ten: A Deeply Immoral Woman; Chapter Eleven: Under Cannon Fire; Chapter Twelve: Immortal Beloved; Chapter Thirteen: An Utterly Untamed Personality; Chapter Fourteen: Into the Witness Box…”
Full text (Wentworth users only)