Barry Cooper (2) (1949–)

Author of The Beethoven Compendium (A Guide to Beethoven's Life and Music)

For other authors named Barry Cooper, see the disambiguation page.

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About the Author

Barry Cooper is professor of music at the University of Manchester. He is the author of Beethoven and the Creative Process (1990) and Beethoven (2008), in the Master Musicians Series. He is also the general editor and co-author of The Beethoven Compendium (1991 and 1996), which has been translated show more into five other languages. In 2007 he completed a new and widely acclaimed scholarly performing edition of Beethoven's thirty-five piano sonatas, published by the Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music. show less

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Works by Barry Cooper

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The Beethoven Compendium (A Guide to Beethoven's Life and Music) (1991) — Editor — 134 copies, 2 reviews

Beethoven (Master Musicians) (2000) 73 copies, 1 review

Beethoven and the Creative Process (Clarendon Paperbacks) (1990) 18 copies

Child Composers and Their Works: A Historical Survey (2009) 6 copies

The creation of Beethoven's 35 piano sonatas (2017) 5 copies

The 35 Piano Sonatas (2007) — Editor — 5 copies

Dictionnaire Beethoven (1900) 4 copies

Beethoven: An Extraordinary Life (2013) 3 copies

Beethoven's folksong settings : chronology, sources, style (1994) 2 copies

Sonata quasi una fantasia in C sharp minor, Op. 27 No. 2 ('Moonlight'): from Vol. II (Signature Series (ABRSM)) (2008) 2 copies

Sonata in C minor, Op. 13 (Pathétique): from Vol. I (Signature Series (ABRSM)) (2008) 2 copies

Beethoven's Revisions to His Fourth Piano Concerto 1 copy

Sonata in E, Op. 14 No. 1: from Vol. I (Signature Series (ABRSM)) (2008) 1 copy

Sonata in E Flat, Woo 47 No. 1 (Signature Series (ABRSM)) (2012) 1 copy

Sonata in G, Op. 14 No. 2: from Vol. I (Signature Series (ABRSM)) (2010) 1 copy

Grand Sonata in D, Op. 28: from Vol. II (Signature Series (ABRSM)) (2010) 1 copy

Sonata in G, Op. 49 No. 2 (Sonate facile): from Vol. I (Signature Series (ABRSM)) (2009) 1 copy

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Beethoven : Symphony no.6 in F major, op.68, 'Pastoral' {ed. Del Mar} [score : study] {Bärenreiter} (1999) — Introduction, some editions — 3 copies

Beethoven : Symphony no.9 in D minor, op.125, 'Choral' {ed. Del Mar) + critical commentary [score : full]… — Introduction, some editions — 2 copies

BBC Proms 2018 : Prom 68 : Berlin Philharmonic and Kirill Petrenko perform Beethoven and Strauss [programme] (2018) — Contributor — 1 copy

BBC Proms 2012 : Prom 18 : Beethoven Cycle : Symphony No. 9, 'Choral' [programme] (2012) — Contributor — 1 copy

BBC Proms 2019 : Prom 15 : Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra : 1 [programme] (2019) — Contributor — 1 copy

BBC Proms 2019 : Prom 42 : Clara Schumann Piano Concerto [programme] (2019) — Contributor — 1 copy

BBC Proms 2019 : Prom 43 : Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony [programme] (2019) — Contributor — 1 copy

BBC Proms 2019 : Prom 50 : Orchestre de Paris [programme] (2019) — Pogramme note, Contributor — 1 copy

Beethoven Weekender : 1-2 February 2020 (2020) — Programme note — 1 copy

BBC Proms 2021 : Prom 16 : Martyn Brabbins and the BBC Symphony Orchestra [programme] (2021) — Programme note — 1 copy

BBC Proms 2021 : Prom 37 : Semyon Bychkov conducts the BBC SO & Kirill Gerstein [programme] (2021) — Programme note — 1 copy

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Birthdate: 1949
Gender: male
Nationality: England
UK
Birthplace: Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex, England, UK
Places of residence: Aberdeen, Scotland, UK
Lancashire, England, UK
Education: University of Oxford (University College)
Gordonstoun School
Occupations: musicologist
composer
organist
professor
Organizations: University of Aberdeen
University of Manchester

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The Beethoven Compendium (A Guide to Beethoven's… by Barry Cooper

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laplantelibrary | 1 other review | Mar 22, 2022 |

Beethoven by Barry Cooper

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HanJie | Mar 31, 2012 |

The Beethoven Compendium (A Guide to Beethoven's… by Barry Cooper

Not a biography, but an examination of everything Beethoven by four different editors. Not the type of book you would read from cover to cover, but an exhaustive reference to his life, influences, music, writings, portraits, career, students, and so on and so forth. Highly recommended for the serious amateur, music student, or professional.

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