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- New York Times
Locks of Beethoven’s Hair Offer New Clues to the Mystery of His Deafness
At 7 p.m. on May 7, 1824, Ludwig van Beethoven, then 53, strode onto the stage of the magnificent Theater am Kärntnertor in Vienna to help conduct the world premiere of his Ninth Symphony, the ...
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- The Conversation via Yahoo
Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony at 200: Revolutionary work of art has spawned two centuries of joy, goodwill and propaganda
According to eyewitnesses, the composer “threw...several bars behind in his “conducting.” The enthusiastic response to the symphony’s debut performance presaged its reception in the European ...
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