The spring of 1809 found Ludwig van Beethoven in Vienna, huddled in the basement of his brother’s house clutching pillows over his ears. He was in the process of going deaf, but he could still hear the thunder of Napoleon’s cannons shelling the city.
The spring of 1809 found Ludwig van Beethoven in Vienna, huddled in the basement of his brother’s house clutching pillows over his ears. He was in the process of going deaf, but he could still hear the thunder of Napoleon’s cannons shelling the city.
