Hanoi (VNA) - A Vietnamese version of Beethoven: The Music and TheLife has been released on the occasion of the composer's 250th birthday(1770-2020).
The 736-page book is published by Omega Plus Books to provide Vietnamese musicstudents with a chance to enjoy the book that was a finalist for a PulitzerPrize in biography. It was written by Lewis Lockwood in 2003.
Unlike regular biographies which focus on personal lives and exploit detailsthat are almost legendary, this book can be analysed, said pianist Trang Trinh,the book's editor.
It is one of the few academic books that can be read easily and still includesthe milestones in his life. The book is the best of both worlds for common andintensive approaches."
The book has four parts comprising of The First Years of Life When Beethoven inBonn (1770 - 1792), First Adulthood - Years in Vienna (1792 - 1802), SecondAdulthood Years (1802 - 1812) and The Last Adulthood Years (1813 - 1827).
The Vietnamese version includes a list of music in a QR Code and pictures ofBeethoven and his autograph./.