The Last Quartets : Iv

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The Last Quartets : Iv
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The Last Quartets : Iv / by J.W.N. Sullivan| read by Dudley Knight. SERIES: Beethoven : his spiritual development| no. 21 Reading of a 1927 book by J.W.N. Sullivan which explores the evolution of Beethoven's mind and perspectives. CONTENT: The last years of Beethoven's life, the composer lived like most men: poor, ill, deaf, wretchedly housed, and utterly alone. It was from this experience that produced his last quartets. - BROADCAST: KPFK, 23 Dec. 1994.

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