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Beethoven's portrait by Joseph Karl Stieler, 1820. Ludwig van Beethoven (1770–1827) was a German composer in the transition between the classical and romantic period. He composed in many different forms including nine symphonies, five piano concertos, and a violin concerto. [1] Beethoven's method of composition has long been debated among ...
There was, and still is, a lot of speculation about what caused Beethoven's hearing loss. As with most medical conditions, there can be influences from genetic and environmental factors.
The Heiligenstadt Testament is a letter written by Ludwig van Beethoven to his brothers Carl and Johann at Heiligenstadt on 6 October 1802. It reflects his despair over his increasing deafness, even his contemplation of suicide, and his continued desire to overcome his physical and emotional ailments to complete his artistic destiny. Beethoven ...
A new analysis of Beethoven’s hair has shown the composer experienced lead poisoning toward the end of his life. He died at age 56 in 1827. Tests revealed incredibly elevated levels of lead, as ...
Beethoven as portrayed by August von Kloeber in 1818. In 1820, when Beethoven wrote "Abendlied", he was 49 years old. 1820 was a year in which the sorrows of his life (deafness, illness, failure to find a marriage partner) [a] were augmented by the climactic phase of his legal confrontation with his sister-in-law Johanna van Beethoven over custody of his nephew (Johanna's son) Karl.
An analysis of locks of Ludwig van Beethoven’s hair suggest he had lead poisoning. It may have contributed to chronic ailments, deafness and — ultimately — his demise.
Writing of Nottebohm's investigations into Beethoven's sketches, the later Beethoven scholar Joseph Kerman evaluated him in the following terms: "He made some mistakes, but it is to be doubted whether many musical scholars have maintained so high a standard of accuracy and objectivity, and so sharp a sense of the relevant, in treating a similar ...
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