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

Nearly 200 years after Ludwig van Beethoven's death, researchers pulled DNA from strands of his hair, searching for clues about the health problems and hearing loss that plagued him. They weren't able ...

(CNN) — High levels of lead detected in authenticated locks of Ludwig van Beethoven’s hair suggest that the composer had lead poisoning, which may have contributed to ailments he endured over the ...

Two centuries after Ludwig van Beethoven’s death, a few strands of his hair have given scientists their clearest view yet of what was happening inside his body. By sequencing DNA from authenticated ...

His music changed the world, and nearly 200 years after his death, new technology unlocks new secrets about the life and death of Ludwig Van Beethoven. The Ira F. Brilliant Center for Beethoven ...

Eighteenth-century German musician and composer Ludwig van Beethoven is one of the most revered musicians of all time. At the age of 5, he already displayed rare talent playing the violin under his ...

THAYER’S LIFE OF BEETHOVEN edited by Elliot Forbes. 1 volumes, 1,136 pages. Princeton. $25. It was Richard Wagner who called Beethoven “a world walking among men.” The world was, of course, his music, ...

IN his latest biographical portrait, Emil Ludwig gives us a well-rounded portrait of Beethoven. He stresses the musician’s triumphs over an unhappy home life as a child, over the apathy of the musical ...

Although German composer Ludwig van Beethoven is known primarily for his symphonies and solo piano pieces, his canon of compositions runs much deeper. Among Beethoven's other accomplishments are his ...