Ludwig van Beethoven may have gone deaf from lead poisoning caused by a penchant for fish and wine, Harvard scientists suggest. The composer was beset by health issues throughout his life ...

One stormy Monday in March, 1827, the German composer Ludwig van Beethoven passed away after a protracted illness.

On a day in March like today, but in 1827, Ludwig van Beethoven died after a long illness that left him bedridden for several months. A quarter of a century earlier, the musician w ...

High levels of heavy metals detected in Ludwig van Beethoven's hair reveal that he may have had lead poisoning, possibly contributing to his deafness and other illnesses, a new study finds.

Ludwig van Beethoven was a German composer and pianist ... Beethoven's fate sadly being deafness. Listen out for: The opening motif, it is repeated many times throughout the movement.

In 1824 the manuscript was delivered— “Grosse Sinfonie, geshrieben fur die Philharmonische Gesellschaft in London, Von Ludwig Van Beethoven. Erster Satz.” Beethoven, absolutely deaf, ...

One of the world’s most influential composers, Ludwig van Beethoven changed the course of Western music. Despite losing his hearing, he created some of history’s most celebrated works, and his ...

At the age of 40, Ludwig van Beethoven was deaf, but that did not stop him from composing the iconic Symphony No. 9—a masterpiece that would go on to shape classical music for centuries to come.

Ludwig van Beethoven’s concertos revolutionized the form by ... The premiere, two days before Christmas in 1806, as Beethoven’s deafness was beginning to encroach on his work, was not a success. The ...