Seven Concertos of Beethoven

<p>First published in 1996 this volume counters the attitude of paying more attention to the performer than to the piece. Too often Anthony Hopkins argues music is simply regarded as a pleasant background noise to accompany our other activities whereas Beethoven offers much more than that. Hopkins aim to promote hearing rather than listening. He examines Beethoven’s piano concertos numbers 1 through 5 along with the violin concerto in D Major Op. 61 and the Triple Concerto Op. 56.</p>