The Seven Concertos of Beethoven

by Antony Hopkins

In this study, Hopkins provides with over 60 music examples, a non-technical, illustrated analysis of the seven concertos of Beethoven, some of his best known works. It comments on the structural and stylistic content of each work and highlights the musical jokes that Beethoven was renowned for making. It is aimed at academics, music professionals and those with an interest in Beethoven and 19th century music.

101 pages, Hardcover

First published December 1, 1996

About the author

Antony Hopkins CBE (21 March 1921 – 6 May 2014) was a composer, pianist, and conductor, as well as a writer and radio broadcaster. He was widely known for his books of musical analysis and for his radio programmes Talking About Music, broadcast by the BBC from 1954 for approaching 40 years, first on the Third Programme, later Radio 3, and then on Radio 4.--Wikipedia