Manchester Beethoven studies

<i>Manchester Beethoven studies </i>presents ten original chapters by scholars with close ties to the University of Manchester. It throws new light on many aspects of Beethoven's life and works with a special emphasis on early or little-known compositions such as his concert aria <i>Erste Liebe</i> his String Quintet Op. 104 and his folksong settings. Biographical elements are prominent in a wide-ranging reassessment of his religious attitudes and beliefs while Charles Hallé founder of the Manchester-based Hallé Orchestra is revealed to have been a tireless and energetic promoter of Beethoven's music in the later nineteenth century.