In addition to his numerous writings on Beethoven, Maynard Solomon has written on Schubert, Mozart, and Ives. He works extensively in applied psychoanalysis and has also edited a standard work on Marxist aesthetics.
Solomon’s most important achievement is to demonstrate with
astonishing clarity the connection between psychological dramas of
the life and the stylistic transformations of the music… Solomon’s
vision of the life has all the energy and reflection of the music
itself.
*New Republic*
The Essays share with [Solomon’s biography of Beethoven] the
Enlightenment qualities of reasonableness, humour, learning,
lucidity… Intellectually challenging contributions that illustrate
so compellingly the ‘overlappings’ between life and works and
delineate the extent to which even genius must finally be
comprehended as a product of its time and circumstances.
*Times Literary Supplement*
Solomon writes knowledgeably, clearly and forcefully. The book is
highly and warmly recommended to anyone interested in
Beethoven.
*Music Teacher*
Solomon’s greatest achievement…has been to chart a course of
discovery by exacting musicological principles and sail it
home.
*New York Times Book Review*
Solomon has put the entire field on a new footing. This book is a
major contribution to Beethoven studies and to current work in
artistic biography.
*Lewis Lockwood*
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