One of the most acclaimed composers of all time, Beethoven is justly famous for composing much of his work after he became completely deaf. This condition led him on many occasions to attempt to commit suicide but it wasn’t that which killed him. He first fell ill in 1825 and was bedridden for four weeks – a period which gave him the inspiration to write the Fifteenth Quartet, himself calling it a ‘song of thanks’. Good health was not to continue as in December 1826 he was inflicted by terrible bouts of diarrhea and vomiting which almost killed him. The year after it did.
Posted on: Sat, 08 Mar 2014 02:24:35 +0000
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