The City Teplitz (or Teplice) is a small city in the Czech Republic. After Karlovy Vary, it is the second biggest spa town in the country. The first authentic mention of the thermal springs is from the 16th century. The city name appeared for the first time in 1154, when a Benedictine convent was founded in the area. During the …
In this article we cover this very interesting topic, one of the most frequently asked questions about the great Composer! To answer the question how Beethoven was able to compose when he was losing his hearing, and after he had lost it completely, we must consider the following points. Beethoven was not born deaf Probably, the first and most important …
Did Beethoven read Shakespeare? Did he like the writer, was he inspired by his plays? Read on to find out! Did Beethoven read and like Shakespeare? Beethoven’s first exposure to Shakespeare had to be in his childhood, still in Bonn, at the local court theater. It is well documented that more plays from Shakespeare were on the repertoire: Hamlet, King …
The City Today, Mödling is the capital of the Austrian district of the same name. It is located approximately 14 km to the South of Vienna. The settlement has history from the New Stone Age and its name has Slavic origin, meaning slowly running water. In Beethoven’s day Mödling was a small market town with some 300 houses. The houses …
Ludwig van Beethoven was not born deaf, but he gradually lost his hearing during the years. Initially, he kept it a secret, he felt shame, but in June 29, 1800, he wrote a letter to his friend Wegeler and reported about his condition for the first time. This letter is the first evidence of his problems, and this document provides …
One day Beethoven was mistaken for a beggar tramp and thrown into jail. How all this happened? This anecdote was told by a certain Höfel, who was a professor in Wiener Neustadt. The story takes place in 1821, late summer or early autumn. One evening he was sitting in the garden of the tavern called Zum Schleifen, with colleagues, friends …