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The Life of Ludwig Van Beethoven, Vol. 1

Alexander Wheelock Thayer (1817 - 1897)
Translated by Henry Edward Krehbiel (1854 - 1923)

The first of three volumes of the first scholarly biography of Ludwig van Beethoven. Covers the years 1770-1802. - Summary by Zain Solinski

Genre(s): Biography & Autobiography, Music

Language: English

Section	Chapter	Reader	Time
Play 00	Introduction	Zain Solinski	00:31:31
Play 01	Chapter 1, Part 1	Jim Locke	00:39:14
Play 02	Chapter 1, Part 2	Jim Locke	00:41:03
Play 03	Chapter 1, Part 3	Jim Locke	00:41:35
Play 04	Chapter 2	Jim Locke	00:28:54
Play 05	Chapter 3	Jim Locke	00:36:32
Play 06	Chapter 4	Jim Locke	00:25:34
Play 07	Chapter 5	Jim Locke	00:22:44
Play 08	Chapter 6	Jim Locke	00:32:02
Play 09	Chapter 7	Jim Locke	00:19:40
Play 10	Chapter 8	Jim Locke	00:15:53
Play 11	Chapter 9	Jim Locke	00:46:54
Play 12	Chapter 10	Jim Locke	00:42:31
Play 13	Chapter 11	Jim Locke	00:43:45
Play 14	Chapter 12	Jim Locke	00:29:43
Play 15	Chapter 13	Jim Locke	00:40:34
Play 16	Chapter 14	Jim Locke	00:56:54
Play 17	Chapter 15	Jim Locke	00:45:54
Play 18	Chapter 16	Jim Locke	00:42:58
Play 19	Chapter 17	Jim Locke	00:48:25
Play 20	Chapter 18	Jim Locke	00:44:14
Play 21	Chapter 19	Jim Locke	00:41:56
Play 22	Chapter 20	Jim Locke	00:51:17
Play 23	Chapter 21	Jim Locke	00:49:17
Play 24	Chapter 21--Postscript	Jim Locke	00:36:27
Play 25	Chapter 22	Jim Locke	01:05:40

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