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German composer and pianist Ludwig van Beethoven, captured in an etching made circa 1805. Getty
German composer and pianist Ludwig van Beethoven, captured in an etching made circa 1805. Getty
Classical's first 'indie artist': Five reasons why Ludwig van Beethoven is as relevant today as ever
It is 250 years since the birth of the German composer and pianist, and he might just have been the original 'tortured artist'