Beethoven
Born in 1770, Beethoven showed a huge amount of talent at an early age. He was recognized by the local aristocracy and by his teachers as a well respected musician. In 1787, Beethoven had the opportunity to perform for Mozart, whom was greatly impressed with his talent. Unfortunately, in 1801, Beethoven had to deal with a tragic event, his deafness. This which became worse and Beethoven lost his hearing completely in 1817. From when he became deaf to his death in 1827, Beethoven led a life of composition and love. Beethoven, before he past away, wrote a letter to his “immortal beloved” which stated that “…I could only live completely with you my immortal beloved….” Beethoven had also left his music and fortune to the one that he had loved. Anton Schindler, Beethoven’s secretary, discovered Beethoven’s letter and the will he had wrote. Schindler, which whom respected Beethoven’s work greatly, was dedicated to seed out this unknown lover of Beethoven. He visited many women who have been involved in Beethoven’s life to discover his “immortal beloved.” Schindler made the first stop of his journey at the Swann
Because the signature of the woman was unclear, Schindler was unable to make out the name. So, he visited the first of Beethoven’s many lovers; Julia. She resided in Vienna and explained to Schindler the relationship her and Beethoven had; first Beethoven became her teacher and then he proposed to her. Regrettably, Beethoven was betrayed by Julia when she had spied on him while he was performing some of his most secret pieces of music. Schindler soon discovered that Julia was not Beethoven’s “immortal beloved” and continued his search. Anton Schindler encountered one of Beethoven’s brothers, Nikolaus, who believed that he should be the one to inherit Beethoven’s fortune. Nikolaus told Schindler that Beethoven was a woman hater. He backed his statement by telling Schindler that he tried to keep his other brother Kaspar from marrying the woman that he loved so much, Johanna Reiss. Beethoven lived a very remarkable, yet hostile life. Before he became deaf, Beethoven was respected by his teachers, and was considered to be a great composer among the people of Vienna. After he became deaf, Beethoven could no longer perfo
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