Monday, February 3, 2020

‘Deaf’ genius Beethoven was able to hear his final symphony after all

Image:  Ludwig von Beethoven by Friedrich August von Kloeber (1793 - 1864)



‘Deaf’ genius Beethoven was able to hear his final symphony after all: The one thing everyone knows – or thinks they know – about Ludwig van Beethoven is that he composed some of music’s greatest masterpieces while completely deaf.
(feedimo.com; February 3, 2020)



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Beethoven 9th Symphony-Movement IV- “Ode to Joy”
(FolsomGreatMusic, YouTube; September 2, 2012)