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In short, not enough Beethoven.

I say that, worried however that it might be taken the wrong way. The book covers in some detail the significant artistic events of 1824 in there context of the impact on Romanticism as a force. These are always linked, however tenuously, to Beethoven's great symphony, which the author likens on multiple occasions to an unsurpassed legacy.

While I am fan of Beethoven (I find that I often feel connected emotionally with the composer through his work), I often was put off my Sachs's seemingly worshipful revenence of the great composer; I was worried at time that this might have biased his viewpoint and made connections and significance appear where there might not be one.

I must admit, however, that I am not as musically versed as the author and if I was, I might perhaps take another view. Then again, this book is portrayed as appropriate for the layperson.

I would have like to read more about the specifics surrounding Beethoven at the time of writing, rather then significant time spent philosophizing about other contemporaneous artists.