The Mysteries of Beethovens Hair, Russell Martin
The Mysteries of Beethovens Hair, Russell Martin
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The Mysteries of Beethoven's Hair

Author: Russell Martin, Lydia Nibley

Narrator: Jeff McCarthy

Unabridged: 2 hr 10 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 11/15/2013

Synopsis

Russell Martin, author of Beethoven's Hair, and his wife, Lydia Nibley, tell the story of how a lock of Ludwig von Beethoven's hair, clipped from the composer's head on his deathbed in Germany in 1827, ended up in Nazi-occupied Denmark in 1943 and was later sold at auction in London in 1994. Learn about this incredible journey through history and the mysteries revealed about Beethoven's deafness and death. Photographs, correspondence, reserach, and forensics further inform this fascinating story.

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Goodreads review by La Tonya

Ludwig Van Beethoven lay dying in 1827 and a young inspiring composer Ferdinand Hiller snip a lock of his hair as keepsake which was the custom of the day. How this lock of hair traveled through the centuries of 1827 Vienna to be auctioned and sold on December 2, 1994 by Sotheby's auction house in L......more

Goodreads review by kingshearte

Although this book had an interesting story to tell, I had some issues with the way Martin chose to tell it. For starters, the structure of the book was a little off-putting. He alternated chapters concerning the journey and fate of the hair with chapters about Beethoven's life, and I found that kind......more

Goodreads review by Kathleen

I hadn't read anything abut this finding of a lock of Beethoven's hair, so found the topic fascinating. However, I found the book far too wordy and I skimmed an awful lot of it. A slim volume, one quarter the size, would have held my interest and would have received 4 stars in a review.......more

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