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DNA analysis of Beethoven’s hair unlocks his 200 year old secret
On March 27, 1827, the day after Ludwig van Beethoven's death, his associates uncovered a hidden trove of documents in his desk. Among them was the Heiligenstadt Testament, a letter written in 1802 to ...
Surprise at what Beethoven's hair DNA has revealed almost 200 years after his death
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 ...
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DNA From Beethoven's Hair Reveals Surprise Nearly 200 Years Later
One stormy Monday in March, 1827, the German composer Ludwig van Beethoven passed away after a protracted illness.
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South Florida PBS Presents Beethoven's 9th – Ode to Joy
South Florida PBS (WPBT, WXEL, & Health Channel) is proud to present, Beethoven's 9th – Ode to Joy, airing on WPBT on Friday, ...
For Cleveland Orchestra, It’s Beethoven (and Freedom) to the Rescue
When the star singer Asmik Grigorian dropped out of the orchestra’s performance at Carnegie Hall, Beethoven’s Fifth and his ...
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What was really wrong with Beethoven?
Starting at the end, Georgia and Henry look at the report of Beethoven's post-mortem, carried out by Dr. Johannes Wagner in Vienna on the day after Beethoven died, 27th March, 1827. It makes grim ...
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Being Beethoven
Documentary series that tells the life story of Beethoven in the context of the composer's own time and place, revealing a life following a very different trajectory to his art.