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This book explores the fascinating musical and dramatic elements within Fidelio, Beethoven's only complete opera.

Although some portions of Thayer's original text have been deleted because recent Beethoven research has proved them inaccurate, "the majority of the text used

A noted violinist and conductor, Watson is particularly well suited for his chosen task: outlining the historical context and character of more than 50 of the c

This book explores how the Enlightenment aesthetics of theater as a moral institution influenced cultural politics and operatic developments in Vienna between t

Covers forty years which saw profound changes in music, most of them dominated by Beethoven. Provides a detailed, scholarly critical survey of the music of the