Allegretto, Sonata No. 17 L. Beethoven (1770-1827) “Jesus Walked this Lonesome Valley” Andante R. Lithgow (1605-1666) In 1802, 32 years old, the inescapable reality of his deafness finally silently crashing in on him (in an era before hearing aids, lip-reading or sign language*), Beethoven wrote a letter to his two brothers: “Oh, you who think…
Beethoven’s Heiligenstadt Testament
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