Volume 4, no. 1 (Spring 1989):

Martha Frohlich. "The Sketches for the Second Movement of Beethoven's 'Appassionata' Sonata." (pp. 1-4)

William Gorman. "A New Perspective: Beethoven as an Adult Child of an Alcoholic." (pp. 1, 5-10)

Book Review: Jane Troy Johnson on William Kinderman's Beethoven's Diabelli Variations. (pp. 11-13)

Ira Brilliant. "Music Auction Market" (Christie's, New York, June 1988; Hartung & Karl, Oct. 25, 1988; Sotheby's, London, Nov. 18, 1988; Stargardt, Dec. 1, 1988; Sotheby's, New York, Dec. 14, 1988). (pp. 14-15)

Festival announcement: "The 1990 San Jose Beethoven Festival." (p. 16)

William Meredith. Conference report: "Beethoven Papers Read at the 1988 AMS/SMT Meeting." (pp. 17-18)

"Selected New Books." (pp. 19-20)

"NEH Summer Seminar for College Teachers: The Beethoven String Quartets" (Lewis Lockwood at Harvard Univ., MA). (p. 20)

Festival Announcement: "The Beethoven Experience: Pepsico Summerfare, Aug. 4-6, 1989" (Roger Norrington and the London Classical Players). (p. 21)

"Miscellanea." (p. 22-23)