Beethoven is known as the famous composer who went deaf. But what were the main inspirations behind his groundbreaking music?
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Great Composers Explained
Discover the intimate details behind the lives of these great composers and their most famous works.
Born in Salzburg, Austria, in 1756, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart continues to be praised to this day as one of the most influential and prolific composers …
When Hitler descended into the Berlin bunker in 1945, he took a curious item with him – a stack of original Wagnerian scores. Richard Wagner was a …
Riotous crowds, swooning fans, women jostling for a lock of hair. No, not a K-Pop or Beatles concert — this was Lisztomania. All the frenzy was for …
The Rite of Spring brought terror to the city of Paris. Produced by the Ballets Russes, conceived by modernist composer Igor Stravinsky and …