John Lennon Was Inspired by a 250-Year-Old Classic When Writing The Beatles 'Abbey Road'

John Lennon found inspiration for The Beatles' Because in Beethoven's Moonlight Sonata, creating a unique connection between ...
NPR

Beethoven may have had lead poisoning

Samples of Beethoven's hair reveal he may have suffered from lead poisoning, which could explain some of the difficult physical maladies the composer suffered in his life. Ludwig van Beethoven was a ...
New York Post

What did Beethoven really look like? Scientists think they finally know — and he was a bit of a grouch

Almost two centuries after Beethoven's death, scientists say they've finally cracked the case of what the famously cranky composer really looked like. Credit: Cicero Moraes/Pen News Turns out ...
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Was Beethoven truly the greatest?

On May 7, 1824, Ludwig van Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony premiered in Vienna, Austria. On its 200th anniversary, much was made about this seminal achievement of a composer routinely touted as the ...
Newsweek

Scientists Reveal New Facts About the Death of Beethoven

Scientists have confirmed that Ludwig van Beethoven had lead poisoning, but it did not contribute to his untimely death. To this day, nobody knows for certain what caused the liver and kidney disease ...
The New York Times

For Cleveland Orchestra, It’s Beethoven (and Freedom) to the Rescue

Performances in N.Y.C. Advertisement Supported by Critic’s Notebook When the star singer Asmik Grigorian dropped out of the orchestra’s performance at Carnegie Hall, Beethoven’s Fifth and his “Leonore ...