Edmund Morris | Ludwig van Beethoven: The Universal Composer
Recorded Nov 15, 2005
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20051115-edmundm.mp3
Historian and biographer Edmund Morris wrote Dutch: A Memoir of Ronald Reagan, the controversial portrait of the 40th U.S. President, and The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt, winner of the Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award, and first of an anticipated trilogy that also includes Theodore Rex. A classically trained pianist, Mr. Morris will intersperse the presentation of his new Beethoven biography with musical selections.
Co-sponsored by The Curtis Institute of Music
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