Ludwig van Beethoven (1770–1827)

Although the last Beethoven commemorative year was some time ago, and the next anniversaries will not occur for many years, Beethoven always remains the focus of attention for a public interested in art and music.

Books about Beethoven are new in the Carus program. Beginning in January 2007 Carus will assume the distribution of the program published by Beethoven-Haus Bonn. The great variety of publications encompass musicological studies on special themes, general portrayals of the life and work of the composer, as well as bibliophilic facsimile editions of Beethoven’s autographs. Most of these publications originated in the Beethoven-Haus Bonn – an institution which developed around the house in which Beethoven was born and which today has become the most important Beethoven center in the world.

Books from the Verlag Beethoven-Haus Bonn

For experts and enthusiasts

In addition to the strictly musicological publications for specialists, a category of popular musicological literature has been established which makes each research topic accessible to a broader public. In this respect a small series of books of various lengths have been written which illuminate the figure of Beethoven in various aspects.

The musicological series

In the commemorative year of Beethoven’s 150th birthday in 1920, the Board of the Association of Beethoven-Haus Bonn initiated a series of musicological publications in order to promote Beethoven research. The series was given the name “Publications of the Beethoven-Haus in Bonn” ten publications were printed by 1934. After 1945 the series was continued however, due to the conditions which existed following the war, the words “new installment” were added to the name. In 1999, as a substitute for Series II, which in the meantime had been discontinued, a fifth series of Beethoven studies from Bonn was added.

Accompanying publications for exhibitions

Beethoven Catalog for download

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