Beethoven-Geflechte. A Beethoven Tapestry.

This book is based on contributions to an interdisciplinary conference held during the Beethoven anniversary year of 2020. Echoing the idea of a "web" in its title, the review traces the connections between the individual chapters, which span several thematic sections. With its focus on aristocratic figures such as Prince Lichnowsky, as well as the salons and dances of the nobility, the book reinforces the image of Beethoven as a composer rooted in the ancien régime. Only a few chapters address his role in the social transformations that followed the Congress of Vienna.