Beethoven Variations

Beethoven VariationsBy: Ruth Padel Padels imagery and imagination took me deeper into Beethoven than many biographies Ive read. Anthony Tommasini, The New York Times A fascinating poetic journey into the mind and heart of a musical genius, from the author of the celebrated Darwin: A Life in Poems Ruth Padel's new sequence of poems, in four movements, is a personal voyage through the life and legend of one of the world's greatest composers. She uncovers the man behind the

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