Edward Dusinberre's illuminating account of life as the Tackas Quartet's first violinist and the challenge of performing Beethoven's extraordinary music. Tim McMullan reads.

Beethoven’s loss of hearing, beginning in his late twenties, profoundly impacted his life. Starting with tinnitus and hypersensitivity to loud noises, his condition worsened until he could no ...

Three days later, Beethoven gathered with three of his friends ... “When you look back at his life, it’s a life that is so ...

What makes Beethoven’s life story unique is the early onset of a physical ailment that could have stopped the virtuoso from continuing to produce masterpieces. Beethoven started losing his ...