Beethoven: The Philosophy of Music - Adorno, Theodor W. 1903-1969 (Stanford, CA Stanford University Press, 2002)
Theodor W. Adorno's long-awaited but never finished Beethoven: The Philosophy of Music was published in Germany only in 1993, nearly a quarter of a century after the author's death in 1969. These important and illuminating notes and texts - which remain in fragmented form - were described by Adorno as a "diary of his experiences of Beethoven". The editor of this volume, Rolf Tiedemann, has organized the segments in such a way as to bring out their inherent logic and relatedness. He has added copious explanatory notes and an appendix which serve as an invaluable elaboration of Adorno's frequently cryptic aphorisms.
Keywords: Beethoven, Ludwig van -- 1770-1827; Music philosophy and esthetics