Meet the Novel’s Characters

Roughly in order of appearance in the novel (sorry, there are no portraits of Johann Mälzel, the Breuning women or Johanna van Beethoven):

Lorenza Da Ponte — Lorenzo Da Ponte

Ferdinand Ries

Dr. Franz Wegeler

Sali — Sali, probably Beethoven’s longest-lasting servant

Ludwig at 24

Ludwig in love with Josephine

Ludwig in love with Giulietta

Before the Dec. 22, 1808 concert disaster

Stieler portrait in The Harmonicon’s office

Ludwig in the era of his 9th Symphony

Franz Joseph Haydn

Prince Joseph von Lobkowitz

Prince Karl von Lichnowsky

Princess Christiane von Lichnowsky

Daniel Steibelt

Joseph Wölffl

Therese Brunsvik

Josephine Brunsvik von Deym

Giulietta Guicciardi

Archduke Rudolph, George’s rescuer

Karl van Beethoven

Gerhard von Breuning

Stephan von Breuning

Karl Holz

Anton Schindler

Nikolaus Johann van Beethoven

HONORABLE MENTIONS

Johann van Beethoven (father)

Maria Magdalena (mother)

Ludovico van Beethoven (grandfather)

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