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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.
Josephine Brunszvik, miniature drawn by pencil, before 1804. Josephine Brunsvik or Countess Jozefina Brunszvik de Korompa, Countess Josephine Deym, (Hungarian: Brunszvik Jozefina; 28 March 1779 – 31 March 1821) was probably the most important woman in the life of Ludwig van Beethoven, as documented by at least 15 love letters he wrote her where he called her his "only beloved", being ...
A now-lost French silent film called Beethoven was mentioned in the press in January 1913, and there were at least a further six silent films about Beethoven before 1927. [1] The Life of Beethoven (German: Das Leben des Beethoven) is a 1927 Austrian silent drama film directed by Hans Otto and starring Fritz Kortner as Beethoven. [citation needed]
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 ...
The film moves back and forth between Beethoven's final year and his early life in Bonn. The Beethoven we meet as an adult (Tobias Moretti) has long been deaf. He has come to his brother Johann's home in Gneixendorf along with their nephew Karl (Peter Lewys Preston ) after Karl's attempted suicide. There Louis is in constant battle with ...
The work was completed by Thayer's German colleague Hermann Deiters and, after Deiters's death, by Hugo Riemann, who produced volumes 4 (1907) and 5 (1908) from Thayer's notes, covering Beethoven's life from 1817 to his death in 1827. Thayer's work on Beethoven set a benchmark for modern standards of accuracy, research, and analysis in biography.
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Scientists explored Beethoven’s ailments, linked remains to a Norse saga, uncovered colonial secrets, peeked inside an alchemy lab and debunked a royal hoax in 2024.