Ludwig van Beethoven

This long-esteemed book offers the reader a highly interesting glimpse of Beethoven, the man. There are a number of biographical studies of Beethoven, but nowhere else will you find such a convenient classified collection of his utterances and opinions. Through his own words emerges an image of a man, torn by personal problems and a tragic affliction, yet impelled by a keen sense of his destiny and place in the history of music.

On the documentary film, Anne-Sophie Mutter talks about her development as a musician and expresses her passion for Beethoven. She devoted 1998 to him, undertaking an enthusiastically-received worldwide recital tour playing the complete cycle of the composer's violin sonatas, as well as recording them for audio and audio-visual release.