A special concert during the 27th Ludwig van Beethoven Easter Festival commemorated the third anniversary of the death of Krzysztof Penderecki, a prominent Polish contemporary composer. The ...

German composer Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827) composing the 'Missa Solemnis', February-April 1820. Oil painting by August Klober.

Ludwig van Beethoven was a prolific composer. He's credited with 722 individual works, but his life was plagued by deafness, GI issues and jaundice.

Ludwig van Beethoven is one of the greatest composers of all time, but he was plagued throughout his life by myriad health problems, most notably going mostly deaf by 1818.

It’s an ode to DNA. A new study sheds light on how Ludwig van Beethoven died almost 200 years ago — a puzzle that many have been interested in solving. Using five strands of the German ...

Scientists have confirmed that Ludwig van Beethoven had lead poisoning, but it did not contribute to his untimely death. To this day, nobody knows for certain what caused the liver and kidney ...

This week, learn secrets unlocked by studying Ludwig van Beethoven’s hair, explore lava tubes where Stone Age people lived, see the cosmic “God’s Hand,” and more. CNN values your feedback 1.

Nearly 200 years after Ludwig van Beethoven died, a team of researchers has managed to sequence the German composer’s genome from locks of his hair, revealing surprising details of his health ...

Beethoven's Ninth: The coda to an epic life in music 06:18. Five locks of Ludwig van Beethoven's hair have been used to help uncover information about the German composer's health.

This is a Short History Of Ludwig van Beethoven. A Noiser production, written by Nicola Rayner. With thanks to John Suchet, broadcaster and author of eight books about Beethoven, ...