Violin Sonata No. 9 (Beethoven) Rudolphe Kreutzer, which gave the composition its nickname. Kreutzer never performed the work, considering it "outrageously unintelligible". He did not particularly care for any of Beethoven's music, and they only ever met once, briefly. Referring to Beethoven's composition, Leo Tolstoy's novella "The Kreutzer Sonata" was first published in 1889. That novella was adapted in various stage and film productions, contributing to Beethoven's composition becoming known to the general public. Rita Dove's 2009 "Sonata Mulattica" reimagined the life of Bridgetower, the sonata's original dedicatee, in poetry, thus writing about the sonata that connected the composer and the violinist who first performed
Mike Oldfield: A Life Dedicated to Music an insight into Dewey's life as a fan. Mike Oldfield: A Life Dedicated to Music Mike Oldfield - A Life Dedicated To Music () is a biography of Mike Oldfield published in May 2013 by Brimstone Press. It was written by Chris Dewey who is also the editor of Dark Star, the official fan magazine for Mike Oldfield. The book covers the whole of Oldfield's life from his early schooldays up to his appearance at the 2012 Summer Olympics opening ceremony. Although predominantly covering Oldfield's music drawing on interviews with collaborating musicians, family members and school friends conducted by Dewey