Interesting article on Beethoven and Linda Holt in this week’s U.S. 1 Newspaper – PrincetonInfo. Holt, a follower of this page, is a music writer and author of two books about Beethoven, “The Black Spaniard” (2016) and “Invictus” (2019). Of especial importance, in light of all the knee jerk politicization, recently, of a composer apparently the most vocal know shamefully little about, are the details of his hardscrabble life, his unwavering democratic principles, and his revolutionary spirit. This was no elitist composer of privilege, but an artist for everyone and for the ages. Holt does what she can to set the record straight. Read more in this interview conducted by arts editor Dan Aubrey.

https://princetoninfo.com/celebrating-beethovens-birthday-…/