"Shakespeare of Music"
Probably few titles for Ludwig Van Beethoven. are more apt than the "Shakespeare of Music." Like our poet, he reached the heights and depths of the human spirit. When he was about thirty, at the peak of his creative period, deafness began to appear. Yet he struggled against the growing disability, and as the malady became worse, he continued to produce great music. Much has been written, for and against, Beethoven the man; but his vindication lies in the greatness of his works. The world’s finest symphonies and overtures are amongst the nine of each that he wrote: Beethoven’s seventh symphony, in A Major, will be presented at 3.18 p.m. on Sunday, January 21, from 1YA: Auckland, played by Arturo Toscanini and the New York Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra,
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New Zealand Listener, Volume 2, Issue 30, 19 January 1940, Page 30
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131"Shakespeare of Music" New Zealand Listener, Volume 2, Issue 30, 19 January 1940, Page 30
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