Beethoven's Only Beloved - Josephine!

Download or read book Beethoven's Only Beloved - Josephine! written by Andrea Jaretzki and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2011 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 200 years after Beethoven wrote a passionate love letter to a woman whose name he omitted, here is the life story of Josephine Countess von Brunsvik, the only woman whom the composer ever loved: There were at least 15 more love letters to her. She was his only beloved, his everything, his angel € . He vowed to remain forever faithful and devoted to her and he did. Their love was made inheaven €“ however, there was to be no fulfilment in this life, no happy end. Josephine's fate was an extremely tragic one: Starting off as a promising pianist (with Beethoven's help), the rich and beautiful young Countess was coveted and admired by Viennese High Society. She was married against her will, her husband died suddenly and she had to look after four little children. Her affection for the composer left her torn between love and duty the classic romantic conflict between the pursuit of individual happiness and the obligations imposed by the rigid class structure of the morbid Austro-Hungarian Empire.