* A bestseller from a bestselling writer: over 20,000 copies of Beethoven sold to date; * A revised and updated edition, featuring a new music section covering every composition Beethoven wrote, to coincide with celebrations marking the 250th anniversary of Beethoven's birth: Suchet will publicise at large-scale events throughout the year; * High-profile author: John Suchet presents the flagship morning programme on Classic FM, the UK's most popular classical music station; * Suchet will present a year-long programme, Beethoven: The Man Revealed, each week throughout 2020 on Classic FM; * Strong focus on Beethoven's early life - so often ignored by biographers; * Based on extensive research, including sources never previously published

The Sunday Times bestseller, revised and updated for the 250th anniversary of Beethoven's birth. ---- As heard throughout 2020 on Classic FM ---- You know the music... but do you know the man? ---- Ludwig van Beethoven is one of the world's best loved and most influential composers. His life - its dramas, conflicts, loves and losses - is played out in his music. ---- In this special edition to mark the 250th anniversary of Beethoven's birth - with a new section featuring his most celebrated pieces - John Suchet shows us the man behind the music. He reveals a difficult and complex character, struggling to continue his profession as musician despite increasing deafness, alienating friends with unprovoked outbursts of anger one moment, overwhelming them with excessive kindness and generosity the next, living in a city in almost constant disarray because of war with France. ---- This is the real Beethoven, and Suchet brings him faithfully and vividly to life. ---- This updated edition of Suchet's acclaimed biography contains new material, including a detailed guide to Beethoven's most important compositions, family tree and timeline.