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Ludwig van Beethoven, a German composer, died in his apartment in the Schwarzspanierhaus, Vienna, on 26 March 1827 at the age of 56, following a prolonged illness. His death was witnessed by his sister-in-law, possibly by his secretary Karl Holz , and by his close friend Anselm Hüttenbrenner , who provided a vivid description of the event.
Beethoven’s nephew Karl van Beethoven reported about the premiere to his uncle: "The quartet received a lot of applause, it went very well together and Linke played better than ever". [8] Mark Swed has argued that the quartet represents the "psychology of pain and illness" as it was written after Beethoven had recovered from a painful bowel ...
Ludwig van Beethoven [n 1] (baptised 17 December 1770 – 26 March 1827) was a German composer and pianist. He is one of the most revered figures in the history of Western music; his works rank among the most performed of the classical music repertoire and span the transition from the Classical period to the Romantic era in classical music.
An engraving shows German composer and pianist Ludwig van Beethoven in 1805. - Hulton Archive/Getty Images A new analysis of Beethoven’s hair has shown the composer experienced lead poisoning ...
Classical composer Ludwig van Beethoven died at 56 in 1827 after a lifetime of ailments including deafness, liver disease and gastrointestinal complaints.
Ludwig van Beethoven: 1770–1827 His acquaintance Antonie Brentano had a son, Karl Joseph, who had epilepsy. [3] Alfred, Lord Tennyson: 1809–1892 Close family had epilepsy and mental illness, which led Tennyson to fear this in himself. [3] William Morris: 1834–1896
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This new finale was written in the late autumn of 1826, during a relapse into severe illness, [2] and is the final complete piece of music Beethoven composed before his death in March 1827. It is marked: "Finale: Allegro in B ♭ major". Beethoven never witnessed a performance of the quartet in its final form; it was premiered on 22 April 1827 ...