Beethoven: The Unscrupulous Businessman
The Classical Music Minute - Un pódcast de Steven Hobé, Composer & Host - Lunes
DescriptionBeethoven was both composer and businessman as he hustled to make a living on a daily basis, balancing writing with the necessity of giving private lessons and negotiating with publishers. Join me, as we take a minute to get the scoop!Fun FactThe publishing industry during Beethoven’s time was in its infancy, and as such, it was quite unreliable. People of ill repute dominated the publishing business, as they stole music, “altered it, misattributed it, bribed copyists to steal it, ...
