Curated category
Beethoven scholars
- Daniel HeartzDaniel Heartz entered the world on the 5th of October 1928. He grew up in a time that would shape his future approach to music history.
- Leon BotsteinLeon Botstein arrived in New York City at the age of two, having been born in Zürich on the 14th of December 1946. His parents were Polish-Jewish physicians…
- Alexander Wheelock ThayerIn the winter of 1838, 1839, Alexander Wheelock Thayer taught at the Westfield School in Dedham, Massachusetts. He earned a Bachelor of Arts and a Bachelor…
- Elliot ForbesElliot Forbes entered the world on the 20th of August 1917, into a family that defined Boston's cultural elite. His father Edward Forbes directed Harvard's…
- Hermann DeitersHermann Deiters entered the world on the 27th of June 1833 in Bonn. His father Peter Franz Ignaz Deiters worked as a lawyer and politician there.
- Otto JahnOtto Jahn stood in the lecture halls of Kiel on the 16th of June 1813 when his life began. He completed university studies at Christian-Albrechts-Universität…
- Charles RosenCharles Rosen was born in New York City on the 5th of May 1927. His father Irwin Rosen worked as an architect while his mother Anita Rosen acted and played…