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Liver failure likely cause of Beethoven's death: DNA analysis

Ever since, biographers have sought to explain the causes of the German composer's death at the age of 56, his progressive hearing loss and his struggles with chronic illness.

Health 2 years ago

DNA analysis of Beethoven's hair provides clues to his death

An international team of researchers who sequenced Beethoven's genome using authenticated locks of his hair may now have some answers.

Environment 4 years ago

Beethoven-loving donkeys clean up Turkish town

In the medieval Turkish city of Mardin, a herd of cream-coloured donkeys begins its day job collecting rubbish before relaxing to classical music in the evenings.

Opinion 4 years ago

Why Beethoven wasn’t the original punk rocker of classical music

A cursory search for information about iconic composers like Beethoven, Mozart, Liszt or Stravinsky inevitably yields articles and blog posts proclaiming them the “original punk rockers,” linking them with the infamously brash modern pop music phenomenon associated with bands like the Ramones, the Sex Pistols and The Clash.

Entertainment 4 years ago

Charles Grodin, star of 'Midnight Run' and 'Beethoven,' dies at 86

Charles Grodin, best known for his comic deadpan performances, dies at 86 from bone marrow cancer.

Entertainment 5 years ago

Beethoven's 5th plays at Montreal airport 'drive-in'

Music lovers streamed into an airport parking lot, socially distancing in cars to listen to the Montreal Symphony Orchestra play Beethoven, Ravel and Mozart in between flights taking off.

Art & Culture 6 years ago

Germany celebrates 250-year-old 'pop star' Beethoven with 700 events

Germany is going all out for the 250th anniversary of Ludwig van Beethoven's birth with more than 700 events, including homages by Hollywood actor Christoph Waltz and electronic outfit Kraftwerk.

Science & Tech 6 years ago

AI puts final notes on Beethoven's Tenth Symphony

A few notes scribbled in his notebook are all that German composer Ludwig van Beethoven left of his Tenth Symphony before his death in 1827.

Art & Culture 6 years ago

Sotheby's to auction 'substantial' lock of Beethoven's hair

British auction house Sotheby's plans to sell on Tuesday what it says is a "substantial" lock of Ludwig van Beethoven's hair that the German composer himself cut off and gave to a pianist friend in 1826.

Entertainment 8 years ago

Parallel geniuses? Composer mashes up Beethoven and Kanye

The orchestra charges into the furious opening notes from the last movement of Beethoven's String Quartet No. 14. A drum-set kicks in, giving way to a new melody.

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Beethoven

Liver failure likely cause of Beethoven's death: DNA analysis

DNA analysis of Beethoven's hair provides clues to his death

Beethoven-loving donkeys clean up Turkish town

Why Beethoven wasn’t the original punk rocker of classical music

Charles Grodin, star of 'Midnight Run' and 'Beethoven,' dies at 86

Beethoven's 5th plays at Montreal airport 'drive-in'

Germany celebrates 250-year-old 'pop star' Beethoven with 700 events

AI puts final notes on Beethoven's Tenth Symphony

Sotheby's to auction 'substantial' lock of Beethoven's hair

Parallel geniuses? Composer mashes up Beethoven and Kanye

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Beethoven

Liver failure likely cause of Beethoven's death: DNA analysis

DNA analysis of Beethoven's hair provides clues to his death

Beethoven-loving donkeys clean up Turkish town

Why Beethoven wasn’t the original punk rocker of classical music

Charles Grodin, star of 'Midnight Run' and 'Beethoven,' dies at 86

Beethoven's 5th plays at Montreal airport 'drive-in'

Germany celebrates 250-year-old 'pop star' Beethoven with 700 events

AI puts final notes on Beethoven's Tenth Symphony

Sotheby's to auction 'substantial' lock of Beethoven's hair

Parallel geniuses? Composer mashes up Beethoven and Kanye

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